The Conservative Fool Of The Day is...Marsha Blackburn!

Economic stimulus is a good thing. As long as there's no more massive bailouts for greedy banks, and if we can ensure the states don't throw stimulus money at abusive confinement centers, the stimulus package may be the nudge America needs to finally see some sustained economic improvement.

But far-right Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) sees life quite a bit differently from the way we in the reality-based community see it.

Last month, Blackburn appeared on Roger Hedgecock's right-wing radio talk-shit program. When discussing the stimulus, Blackburn said bicycle paths were an example of wasteful spending and that they don't create any public or economic benefit.

They don't???

OK, I get it, Marsha. In conservaland, life is supposed to be all about driving hulking gas guzzlers 30 miles out of town just to get groceries, and plowing down any transportation device that doesn't have a motor.

Blackburn's stance clearly wasn't about saving the taxpayers' money - because not building paths would waste money and gas in the long run. It was about letting the posh exurbs continue to lord it over everyone else. Just admit it, Marsha.

This isn't the only bizarre Blackburn statement lately. Regarding the new law that restores legal remedies against pay discrimination, Blackburn said it was "little more than an earmark for the trial bar."

Go look up 'earmark' in your 'Charlie Brown's 'Cyclopedia', Marsha.

With congressional districts specifically carved for right-wing ideologues like Blackburn, Congress will continue to be a source of fodder for this feature.