I'm lousy at predicting, but I think the state's gonna lose this one:
A gay youth group whose specialty license plate was revoked at the behest of conservative Indiana lawmakers is appealing the decision to an administrative law judge, arguing that the state selectively enforced the policy that led to the ban.
Since at least 2006, the Indiana Republican Party's state platform emphasized that marriage is between a man and a woman while the Indiana Democratic Party was silent on the issue.
Not this year.
I don't know who said it (I think I've seen it attributed both to Emily Dickinson and Gertrude Stein), so let's just credit it to Anonymous: It’s not true that life is one damn thing after another. It is the same damn thing over and over again. I was going to start this post with, "There they go again," but in reality it's just a continuation of what they've always done:
Despite all evidence to the contrary, President Obama and his like-minded defenders in office and in the media continue to peddle the "government jobs can repair the economy" nonsense. Here's Sen. Sherrod Brown:
Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - The other high profile issue was Measure 2, the elimination of property taxes. Voters have resoundingly rejected the measure that would have made North Dakota the 1st state to end local property taxes.
Yes: 28,226 (22.83%)
No: 95,410 (77.17%)
Hey, what about the !@#$%^& First Amendment?
The residents of Middleborough, Mass., are tired of foul language, so they're decided to do what many parents do -- implement a swear jar.
According to the Associated Press, residents voted 183 to 50 in favour of a proposal by the police chief to impose a $20 fine on cursing in public.
Police across Indiana are calling on lawmakers to beef up a new state law that bars texting while driving so that it covers all activities that can distract motorists behind the wheel.
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Ooooh, I've seen the light. Let's stop being so mean to each other, OK? Mark Halprin of Time, one of the president's cheerleaders, says "Let's Stop the Gaffe Patrol, after President Obama's howler that "the private sector is doing fine."
Another squishy accomodationist laments the current state of the Grand Old Party:
One of the GOP's leading voices said Monday that former President Ronald Reagan, considered an idol among Republican politicians, would struggle to mesh with today's hyper-partisan attitude among some elected officials.
A worthy Chucklehead of the Year nominee:
Renewal of federal tax credits for wind energy can save U.S. jobs and reduce dependence on foreign oil, according to Karl Rove, an adviser to former President George W. Bush.
