Here on the east coast, the introduced insect species known as the "stink bug" is everywhere. I mean, I must flush two dozen of these bastards every day. They're all over the windows, crawling up the walls, buzzing aimlessly around lights.
Anyway, a group of congressmen, half of them Republicans and lead by a Maryland Republican, are stepping up to address the problem. You know, small government Republicans. Here's how:
The group of lawmakers are looking for "coordinated federal government assistance" from the Obama administration to help farmers and local economies deal with the bugs.
In particular, the 15 lawmakers are eyeing a proposal to reclassify the species under federal guidelines to expand regulatory authority over the bugs.
In other words, faced with a environmental problem, the first instinct from conservative Republican politicians is to ask the federal government to do something. Indeed, they're specifically asking for federal bureaucrats to sweep into action and use expanded federal regulations to help people.
Wow. And of course the federal funds will come from taxpayers -- redistributed from states without a stink bug in sight.
Adding... My brother recommends the Bugzooka for all your stink bug elimination needs.