Tuesday night at a debate for the Republican race for lieutenant governor of Texas Republican State Sen. Dan Patrick answered a question about the president’s $1.2 billion plan to combat global warming.

Patrick said, “I understand why Obama thinks he can change the weather — because he thinks he’s God. He thinks he is the smartest person in the country. He thinks he knows better in Washington what we do in Texas. He thinks he’s the one, through all of his executive orders, that Congress isn’t even up to his level, so I’m not surprised that he also thinks he can change the weather.”

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