First They Came For Their Own Senators Trolling For Sex, And I Said Nothing

But then they came for a Democratic state representative, and Tennessee House Speaker Jimmy Naifeh could not remain silent any longer. Naifeh called Republican requests for the resignation of state representative Rob Briley a “pretty lowlife” move. When the Republicans suggested that Briley resign, Naifeh said,

"I think that’s pretty lowlife. I have absolutely no use for those people."

He explained that Briley suffers from alcoholism, so his conduct is therefore, somehow still acceptable for an elected public servant, especially one who is also a 40-year-old lawyer and Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.

After all, the only things Mr. Briley did wrong were to:

cause and leave the scene of an accident;

evade arrest by leading officers on a high-speed chase at speeds near 100 MPH;

register a “high level of intoxication;”

have several bottles of medication on his car seat;

leave to an empty bottle of Maker's Mark on his car seat; and

attempt to kick out the window of the police car after his arrest.

That's all. Seriously. Nothing else. It's not like he tapped his foot in a bathroom stall or anything really dangerous. Besides, five of the six things I mentioned are mere misdemeanors. Only the second one is a felony, and the grand jury hasn't even looked at the arrest report yet. Those crazy partisan GOP bastards.