The Left-Cheek Ass Clown of the Month for March, 2015

As we move into the closing days of March, it's time to grit our teeth and seek out an appropriate dishonoree to receive our Left Cheek Ass Clown of the Month award ...

Two weeks ago we gave the head-shake and sigh to the 47 GOP senators who sent a stupid and arguably treasonous letter to the government of Iran that even the Iranians didn't take seriously. It's difficult to pick a single awardee that can beat such an achievement, and so today we announce a TIE for the award. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the co-winners of the Left Cheek Ass Clown of the Month for March, 2015:

Senator Ted Cruz

and

Ben Carson

First, let's look at Ted Cruz ...

Senator Cruz (Republican, Texas) is often described as a "firebrand" for his noisy, take-no-prisoners approach to his job, evidently not realizing that uncontrolled firebrands frequently result in very destructive fires. This past week, Senator Cruz announced his candidacy for president in 2016, indicating his heartfelt desire to be able to expand his buffoonery to a larger stage. He demonstrated his readiness to lead and his keen understanding of law and politics by strongly advocating the repeal of a Federal law which does not exist.

In a Twitter message he sent on March 15th, Cruz thundered to his supporters,

He evidently does not realize that "common core" is not a Federal law that can be repealed, but a set of educational standards developed at the state level and voluntarily accepted by 43 states and the District of Columbia. The federal government played no role in creating the standards and did not require states to adopt them*. 

Co-awardee Dr Ben Carson, is an author and a retired neurosurgeon famous for his work in separating conjoined twins, and has formed an exploratory committee for a presidential run in 2016. To prove his conservative credentials, he has accused President Obama of being a psychopath, compared the Affordable Care Act** to "slavery," claimed that homosexuality is obviously a choice because some people enter prison straight and leave it gay***, and suggested that legalizing gay marriage would pave the way for legal bestiality and pedophilia****.

Ted Cruz and Ben Carson - our co-winners of the Left Cheek Ass Clown Award for March, 2015 ... because I really couldn't make this stuff up.

Have a good day. Come back tomorrow for Cartoon Saturday. More thoughts then.

Bilbo

* The Department of Education did, however, offer fiscal incentives to the states as an incentive to adopt the common core standards ... which is not the same thing as requiring that they be adopted.

** Also known colloquially as "Obamacare."

*** To be fair, he has since apologized for that statement.

**** He has since apologized for that one, too, and claims his remarks were taken out of context and misunderstood.