There are ordinary jerks and there are jerks that are essential to the growth of the Democratic Party like Rep. Daryl Metcalfe (R)

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Pennsylvania state lawmaker: Veterans who support climate change legislation are ‘traitors.’

To the jerk:

"Global warming is inextricably linked to national security, with the potential to “aggravate existing problems such as poverty, social tensions, environmental degradation, ineffectual leadership and weak political institutions” around the world, which “could increase the pool of potential recruits into terrorist activity.” 

By Amanda Terkel on Oct 20, 2009 at 5:10 pm

Jerks like Rep. Metcaffe are essential to the growth of the Democratic Party and the demise of the Republican Party. Talk it up Daryl!