JACKSON LEE FOR HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY?

Contrary to reports, the Congressional Black Caucus does have a sense of humor

Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston, was elected to Congress in 1995. Since then her claim to fame is that, with the exception of her black constituency, Houstonians have made her the laughing stock of the area’s public figures. She has become the brunt of jokes for suffering from a perpetual case of verbal diarrhea.

On Monday, the Congressional Black Caucus urged President Obama to nominate Jackson Lee for Secretary of Homeland Security, the highly important cabinet position recently vacated by Janet Napolitano.

The nominating letter reads: "Representative Jackson Lee would serve as an effective DHS Secretary because she understands the importance of increasing border security and maintaining homeland security. As Chairwoman [of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection], Representative Jackson Lee supported increased airplane cargo inspections and increased security for railroads, issues of great importance to the security of this nation and its citizens."

Homeland Security Secretary? Who says the Congressional Black Caucus does not have a sense of humor? Jackson Lee’s nomination has got to be the biggest joke to come out of Congress in years.

Jackson Lee is no dummy. She received a degree in political science from Yale University in 1972 and a law degree from the University of Virginia in 1975. But Jackson Lee has absolutely no qualifications for Homeland Security Secretary. Before entering Congress, she served as a Houston municipal court judge, presiding mostly over traffic violation cases. She also served as a member of the Houston City Council. She has been an outspoken advocate of strict gun control laws. At the 2010 national convention of the NAACP, she compared the Tea Party to the Ku Klux Klan.

In all her years in Congress, Jackson Lee cannot claim that she has personally been responsible for any notable piece of legislation. She is best known for constantly running her mouth off, both in Congress and during the photo-ops she always pops up at. Many refer to her as Sheila ‘Motor-Mouth’ Jackson Lee.

The Congressional Black Caucus has gotta be kidding. Surely, President Obama is not going to take their hilarious nomination seriously.