Via Barry Deutsch of Ampersand, this cartoon.

Abolish the minimum wage! Establish the U.S. officially as a “Judeo-Christian nation”! Outlaw sodomy! Penalties for “desecrating” the flag! Ban all pornography and strip clubs!

Manifesto from a fringe Christian militia? Nope! It’s this year’s party platform for the Republican Party of Texas.

The always-clever James Urbaniak pointed out on Twitter this little gem: Sarah Palin’s objection to Rahm Emanuel characterizing Barton’s statement as representative of the GOP:

RahmEmanuel= as shallow/narrowminded/political/irresponsible as they come,to falsely claim Barton’s BP comment is “GOP philosophy”Rahm,u lie

Urbaniak, however, noted this here study from the Caucus of House Conservatives, which states of the BP mess that

it is important to note that there is no legal authority for the President to compel a private company to set up or contribute to an escrow account.

As they put it, “Re-tweeting the Tea Party’s hot air”.