Surprise! On American Jobs Act, Louie Gohmert doesn't know what he's talking about and never did

I'm not saying Louie Gohmert (left) is slow. But the guy legislates like he's been
immunized against HPV, if you know what I mean. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

Remember this?

Imbecile Texas Republican Louie Gohmert is rolling around on the floor of his congressional office in a fit of snickering and spittle, because he figured out that no lawmaker had officially proposed Barack Obama?s American Jobs Act to Congress. This means that technically speaking, the name ?American Jobs Act? did not yet exist in the files, because the  Democrats are losers. Gohmert immediately pooped himself with puerile excitement and ran off to scribble ?American Jobs Act: no more corporate taxes forever? on two sheets of paper and then handed it over to the House. BAM, filed. He wins, that?s it! The name is his!

Well, I do. And Hunter does. I even borrowed his photo from when he wrote about it. And I knew then (well, honestly, I knew well before then) that Gohmert was a dope and didn't have any idea what he was talking about. All he did was add a section to a bill that said:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the `American Jobs Act of 2011'.

Why would he have to put that in there? Because the actual title of his bill is:

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the corporate income tax.

Thing is, anyone can add a similar section to their own bill, claiming the informal short title "American Jobs Act." There's nothing at all about what Gohmert did that prevents others from using the same title. And of course, as was always the plan, someone has. That someone being Rep. John Larson (D-CT), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus.

Like so:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title- This Act may be cited as the `American Jobs Act of 2011'.

And just like that, there's another bill "named" the American Jobs Act. Ta-da! Nice job, Louie!

Remember, this is something that set the blogosphere on fire two weeks ago, with wingnuts in particular pissing their pants with glee. But like most conserva-crazes, it turned out not to be even the least bit grounded in reality.

F-ing duh. Sad trombone!

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