Turnips ARE delicious, for sure...
...but NEVER try having a conversation with one.
Or electing one to Congress.
I’ve often had rewarding conversations with various ‘turnip people’.
Intellect isn’t everything, and there are good and kind people who may not be intellectually outstanding - but they possess great human *wisdom*.
If I had to choose, I’d personally go for humble human wisdom over intellect, in most situations.
Jackson Lee’s problem is that she fails on all of those fronts.