Louie Gohmert: “I appreciated so much hearing the fantastic presentation about George Washington. It was interesting in the last several…”

“I appreciated so much hearing the fantastic presentation about George Washington. It was interesting in the last several months to hear a presentation by a biographer of Benjamin Franklin over at the Library of Congress. He was asked: Do you see anybody in America today, in politics, that reminds you of Benjamin Franklin? He said: Well, I see, basically, a lot of different people with different parts of Franklin. He was brilliant, genius, funny, and clever. But it is not like he was George Washington. There was only one of those. We heard from the director of the Society of the Cincinnati, which has been around since the Revolution and is dedicated to the study of the Revolution. It is particularly named for the Roman General Cincinnatus who had come from the farm, won a great campaign, and went back to the farm. George Washington, it is very clear, could have been emperor or czar, whatever title he wanted. There were at least a couple efforts to have a military coup when the government was falling apart. Washington replied to one effort. They told him he didn't even have to participate in the coup. They would even agree, when he didn't want to serve or passed away, that they would honor whomever he chose as his subordinate. Basically, his response was: If you have any regard for me or this Nation, you will never mention such a notion to anyone again. What an incredible man George Washington was. He was a man of honor and a man of integrity.…”