Even Lemmings are smarter than Tea Partiers

Southern bog lemming (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The truth has finally come out about the much-maligned lemmings.  A 1950s Disney documentary fabricated the myth that they commit suicide by jumping off cliffs.  The lemmings actually can swim and most survive their group dives.

That makes them brighter than Tea Party Congressmen in my book.

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