I forgot to call Ben Bentzin a douchebag yesterday, so here's a list of reasons why he is a douche. This oughtta get you through the weekend:
Douche Reason #1: Republican decried gambling money in system but some of his donors hired by gambling interests
Douche Reason #2: Bentzin Cheats on His Own Taxes. Rather than pay the taxes he owed on the actual value of his current house, Bentzin falsified the value on the permit application and claimed a value of only $1,750,000, more than $1.5 million below the cost.
Douche Reason #3: A Susan Combs political action committee allegedly made illegal contributions of $13,000 to Ben Bentzin's campaign.
Douche Reason #4: Ben Bentzin's ties to Tom DeLay's corrupt money machine by way of John Colyandro
Douche Reason #5: I have never worn Birkenstocks in my life.
Douche Reason #6: If you google Ben Bentzin, the sixth and seventh entries are titled "Ben Bentzin, Douchebag" and "Ben Bentzin: El Douchebag Supremo" respectively.
I can appreciate what a partisan has to do to fan the flames of indignance among their team.
But consider that what you do is barely different from what dangerous extremists do around the world and in history.
Extremists dehumanize their adversaies. they make the conflict personal, they avoid wasting time on constructive dialogue to try and reconcile differences.
You folks are on a slippery slope towards bomb throwing when you don't get your way.
What policies will Ben promote and why do you disagree with him?
Ben will not do anything to improve the lives of the most vulnerable in this state, namely children, minorities, victims of crime, those in poor health, immigrants, the elderly, the sick and the forgotten. He is mean as a campaigner and will likely be cold as a legislator. We have plenty of representation for the rich and the famous right now. Go Donna.
#5 - I wear Birkenstocks a lot. this does not mean that Bentzin is not a douchebag, however.