EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE A CARPER!

A THIRD CARPER THROWS HIS FISHING HAT INTO THE RING

Well, kiddies, you know about Eric Carper and you know about Tom Carper, the former Mayor of Macomb, and potential candidate for Congress, but there's another Carper in the political forefront right now.

You see we've got these great big asian Carp in the Mississippi River just north of here and the're a threat to the aquatic biota and even a navigation hazard. What to do about the Carp? Another potential candidate for Congress is trying to restore them to useful citizenship.

Sen. Mike Jacobs, D-East Moline, called on his fellow lawmakers Friday to earmark $750,000 in state funds to market the voracious, non-native species that can grow up to 100 pounds and crowd out other fish.“At the end of the day, I think this is going to be a way for us to turn a really terrible problem into a really positive solution,” he said.The money, which could be included in the state’s next budget plan, would be used to help companies reduce the population of the nuisance fish. Once harvested, the fish could be transformed into plant fertilizer or used to provide a cheap food source for prisoners and the poor worldwide, Jacobs said.

So, you see, at the end of the day, Jacobs, too, is just another "Carper"

Host note: Tom and Eric, just a play on words.

Host note2: Thanks to our friends at the Inside Dope for the concept

Host Note3: To the legal scholars, would it be cruel and unusual punishment to serve carp sandwiches to prisoners without Pitchers of beer?