Ted Poe, the hard-line Texas judge turned second-term congressman, always seems to have some quotable phraseology at the ready when he takes to the floor for his daily one-minute speech. Allow us to oblige.

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Addressing claims that bats may be running into wind turbines in west Texas, Poe said, “We cannot allow the rich elites of the environmental fear lobby to destroy America’s energy production. Otherwise, we will all end up going back living in the dark caves, with the bats.”