Billmon: Tom Foolery

House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said yesterday that Republicans have done so well in cutting spending that he declared an "ongoing victory," and said there is simply no fat left to cut in the federal budget . . . Asked if that meant the government was running at peak efficiency, Mr. DeLay said, "Yes, after 11 years of Republican majority we've pared it down pretty good."

Washington Times
DeLay declares 'victory' in war on budget fat
September 14, 2005
Via Atrios

It looks like the Bug Man has been sucking on his own Malathion sprayer again. Either that, or he's been possessed by the spirits of Lyndon Baines Johnson and Imelda Marcos -- in which case I guess we can expect his head will soon start rotating 360 degrees and spitting up pea soup.

Somebody call the exorcist.