Another cretin

MANIFESTO

Atrios points out this deathless colloquy between a reporter and Senator Septuagenarian, which culminates with the latter stating

By eliminating our dependency on foreign oil, we will not have to have our national security threatened by a cut off of that oil. Because we will be dependent, because we won’t be dependent, we will no longer be dependent on foreign oil.

I happen to be the son-in-law of a strident Republican, who still, at nearly 86 years of age, can argue and articulate as well as anyone I know. It's ridiculous that Republicans running for president consistently have difficulty putting together a thoughtful phrase.