Congressman Gohmert A ‘Chickenshit Thief?’

This Raw Story article about Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert (R-Tyler) is too amusing to pass up:

A Republican House member (pictured) was slammed by a Democratic colleague as a “chickenshit thief” after borrowing one of his signs, a Capitol Hill newspaper reports.

“On Thursday, during House votes, a very angry Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) had some distinctly non-collegial words for Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas),” Emily Heil reports for Roll Call’s “Heard on the Hill.” “The words ‘gutless,’ ‘chickens–t’ and ‘thief’ were flung.”

Gohmert’s response? Try this:

…I am still trying to discern if he might be right about my being chicken excrement…

Well, there’s more, but that’s the most amusing part. Check it out here.

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