Keep your silly old gay-mariage disputes to yourselves, says the Supreme Court:
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it would not hear a challenge to the District's 10-month-old same-sex marriage law, marking a likely end to legal disputes over gay marriages in the city. But opponents of the law say they will press Congress to intervene, potentially requiring the city to hold a voter referendum.
What is it they say? A conservative is a liberal who has been mugged. A liberal is a conservative who just got arrested. I'm neither one of those, but . . .
Screwup of the day:
A pet cat has been summoned for jury duty in the U.S. - and has been told by courts he 'must attend'
Despite owner Anna Esposito's protestations that a mistake has been made, a jury commissioner has ruled that Sal must attend the court.
How do you like your freedom now, imperialist dogs?
The cold war came back to the White House today during a press briefing between Press Secretary Robert Gibbs and Russian journalist Andrei Sitov when it was suggested that American freedom was responsible for the Arizona shooting.
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That'll learn 'em!
Big snow storms and limited parking is a combination that can lead to a whole lot of neighborhood feuds.
Now, in Darby Township, if you feel you have the right to reserve your parking spot, you could face a fine for hundreds of dollars.
You can't lay claim to a parking spot on a public street in Darby Township. If you do, you could hear from police.
Sounds like a winner to me:
Jobless Hoosiers who chose to use illegal drugs while drawing unemployment may be doing so on borrowed time.
A bill moving in the Senate would ask Indiana residents applying for unemployment to declare on their application that they will refrain from illegal drug use that could keep them from getting a job.
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Not quite totally smoke-free:
Some Indiana lawmakers are pursuing a statewide public smoking ban again this year, but it appears they will have to make an exception at least for casinos if the measure is going to win the votes of a budget-minded legislature.
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Back in 1973, National Lampoon had a cover (pictured below) that became famous (or infamous) almost overnight:
Now someone has taken that bad-taste joke and made it real:
WASHINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Police say an Ohio man accused of having sex with a corpse told investigators he didn't at first realize the woman was dead.
This is the national conversation we should be having:
