Finish this sentence. My favorite place in the whole world is ...
Poe: Anywhere in Texas.
And this one. The one thing I cannot tolerate is ...
Poe: Incompetence.
Is there a lot of it around here?
Poe: [Laughs] I’m the new kid on the block.
Do you believe in UFOs?
Poe: No. They don’t exist as far as I’m concerned.
If you could be another lawmaker, who would you be?
Poe: Teddy Roosevelt. No question about it. Teddy Roosevelt was a man’s man. Any one thing Teddy Roosevelt did any man would consider it a lifetime achievement. He was a war hero. He was an athlete. He was a success in many many things.
Has God ever spoken to you?
Poe: I usually talk to him.
Have you ever smoked marijuana?
Poe: No. I grew up in the ’60s. I wasn’t interested. It was illegal. It’s bad for you.
What is your favorite cocktail?
Poe: I don’t have one. I don’t drink.
What is your least favorite household chore?
Poe: Cleaning bathtubs.
Betsy Rothstein
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