Rep Sam Johnson, the other day:

Speaking at a veterans’ celebration at Suncreek United Methodist Church in Allen, Texas….Johnson said he told the president that night, “Syria is the problem. Syria is where those weapons of mass destruction are, in my view. You know, I can fly an F-15, put two nukes on ’em and I’ll make one pass. We won’t have to worry about Syria anymore.”

Randy Newman, some years ago:

No one likes us I don’t know why We may not be perfect But heaven knows we try But all around even our old friends put us down Let’s drop the big one and see what happens

We give them money But are they grateful? No they’re spiteful And they’re hateful They don’t respect us, so let’s surprise them We’ll drop the big one and pulverize them.

Maybe the GOP should hire Newman as a foreign policy consultant. Johnson’s decision to deliver the remarks in a church was a particularly nice touch. I wonder if he knows where the road to Damascus actually is.