Politics and other nightmares

President Bush demonstrates that his "compassionate conservative" instincts will lead him to disaster to the very end. He makes a totally unnecessary  speech on climate change that doesn't advocate, thank God, the kinds of policies favored by all three presidential candidates that would lead to economic collapse:

My birth state takes a courageous stand against modernism:

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- The state that claims to produce the world's best bourbon has banned at least one way to consume it: vaporized for easy inhalation.

Gov. Steve Beshear signed a bill on Tuesday prohibiting the sale, purchase or use of alcohol vaporizers, which are devices that resemble asthma inhalers but produce intoxicating fumes.

Gary City Councilwoman Ragen Hatcher wants to require all department heads as well as new employees to live within the city limits. The Post-Tribune doesn't think this is such a hot idea:

While it would be nice for Gary employees to want to live in the city, it is important to understand why 20 percent of the Gary workers live outside the city.

The Wall Street Journal's James Taranto, in a recent critique of Barack Obama's "bitter clingers" remarks, wrote something that Indiana's gubernatorial candidates should heed:

Ah, election polls -- gotta love 'em. Here's a story from yesterday:

New poll numbers show one candidate gaining ground. Senator Hillary Clinton has nearly doubled her lead over Democratic rival Barack Obama according to a new poll released by Survey U.S.A.

The former First Lady has a commanding 16 point lead over Obama.

Just two weeks ago, a poll conducted by the same group showed Clinton with a 9 point lead.

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This outcome was to be expected, but it's a little surprising that the vote was 7-2 instead of 5-4:

The Supreme Court has upheld the three-drug lethal injection method used by the state of Kentucky in a 7-2 decision, clearing the way for a nationwide stay on executions to be lifted.

For the "Well, duh" file:

Golleee, Ange, can you believe the second cousin of the governor's assistant is coming here?! Let's get out the town band's costumes and have Aunt Bee fry up some chicken! And we'd better make sure to hide Otis for a while:

Mark Black, principal of Corydon Central Junior High School, was not prepared for the call he got Sunday morning from Superintendent Neyland Clark, who said former President Bill Clinton was coming to his school.

Happy Tax Day!

People who complain about taxes don't understand a lesson my late father—a conservative Republican—taught me. He used to say that he was honored to pay his taxes because he knew some government was necessary and taxes are the price.

Just wish I wasn't so darn honored!