Lembke and Nieves Latch on to Next Stupid Idea

UPDATE: I missed this additional bit of brilliance from Lembke in the Star's story about yesterday's debate, helpfully flagged by The Pitch: 

“People need to get off their backsides and get a job. Maybe they’ll have to get two jobs or three jobs to make ends meet, but they need to quit stealing from their neighbors.”

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Sens. Jim Lembke(R-Lemay), Brian Nieves (R-Freedom Bunker) and Rob Schaaf (R-St. Joseph) are once again engaging in silly debate in which they wonder if Missouri should not accept federal appropriations in the hope that their move will somehow reduce federal debts and deficits.  First, they tried it with money for schools and teachers.  Crazy Eddie Martin joined in.  The Senate and House budget chairs told them they were acting like fools (I'm paraphrasing) and after some bluster and big talk, they all sat down. 

Now, they're trying it with unemployment compensation.  Just like with the education money, the federal unemployment money will go to other states if Missouri doesn't use it.   But for the purposes of this asinine debate, Lembke and Nieves must pretend they don't understand these basic facts. 

The Senate is the dignified, less ridiculous legislative body, I'm told.