John says things

Yeah he made a funny again. 

The spectacle was too much for Kennedy, a freshman who already has made a name for himself on Capitol Hill by frequently opining on events of the day with folksy and witty one-liners. In his Wednesday comments, he compared the Senate’s recent nastiness to the notoriously sensational daytime television program “The Jerry Springer Show,” and facetiously posited that it was impairing intergalactic relations.

“That’s why the aliens won’t talk to us,” Kennedy told reporters. “They look at all of this stuff, and they go, ‘These people ― they’re 13-year olds"

He continued: “I’m talking about private meetings, so-and-so said this, and no, he didn’t say that, and you’re a liar. The whole junior high cafeteria syndrome.”

He added: “You know ― here’s a newsflash to you: Sometimes, people swear, okay?”

Didn't really need any input from the shithole planets anyway, right?

Leaving that aside, it's interesting that Kennedy gets credit in this story for is down-to-earth folksy exasperation with nasty Washington even as he appears to be defending the President's nasty remarks. "Sometimes people swear," he says.  Which is fine. Swearing really isn't even the issue with the brutal, stupid, and racist immigration policy Trump had employed the swear to articulate. Anyway, Kennedy's problem is with critics of Trump's rhetorci who may or may not agree with the policy.  Either way, John isn't staking out a superior position. He gets credit for the superior pose, regardless.

The other subtext here, and this comes up with a lot of Kennedy one-liner stories, is John's performative disappointment with Washington culture. It sure doesn't do anything to squelch persistent speculation that Kennedy is going to run for Governor next year.

U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., is also using Scott's visit as an opportunity to criticize Edwards. Kennedy, who is considering running against Edwards for governor, sent the following message out on Twitter:

"Gov. Edward's tax increases are driving companies and industries out of Louisiana so much so that other governors are taking notice. Louisiana needs a competitive business environment so we can grow more jobs and the economy."

In other words, don't expect the Homesick Folksy John act to go away any time soon.