This seems like a dumb ban to me:
So I've been reading these stories about the silly "right to hunt, fish and farm" amendment for the Indiana constitution, and they all say that if the General Assembly approves it, there will be a voter referendum next year, and I keep thinging, but wait a minute, amedments have to go through two legislative sessions before making it to a refrendum. What the heck's going on?
A January 2013 survey finds only about a quarter (26%) saying they can trust the government always or most of the time, while nearly three-quarters (73%) say that they can trust government only some of the time, or volunteer that they can never trust the government.
Majorities across all partisan and demographic groups express little or no trust in government.
It was Henry Kissinger, I believe, who observed that power is the ultiamte aphrodisiac:
For the second time in two years, Washington, D.C., has been ranked the number one city for cheaters.
Favorite line of the day so far: ". . . when sarcasm is considered a felony."
An Arizona man who was arrested at the behest of the TSA, following a wisecrack over a jar of peanut butter is suing the federal agency for $5 million.
Frank Hannibal, 50, was detained and dragged from LaGuardia Airport recently by police after a run-in with TSA agents over the jar of gourmet sandwich spread.
Best global warming lockstep buffoonery ever:
CNN anchor Deb Feyerick asked Saturday afternoon if an approaching asteroid, which will pass by Earth on February 15, “is an example of, perhaps, global warming?”
Today's "well, duh" research into the obvious:
Men's relationships with their female friends may be fuelled by an undercurrent of sexual attraction regardless of whether they are single but the feeling is not mutual, a new study suggests.
Dr. Benjamin Carson, director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins, makes the case for a flat tax. In front of the whole Washington crowd. At the White House prayer breakdfast, no less:
"What we need to do is come up with something simple. And when I pick up my Bible, you know what I see? I see the fairest individual in the universe, God, and he's given us a system. It's called a tithe.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - A congressman from northeastern Indiana is sponsoring a bill that would allow people who legally carry a concealed weapon in their home state to do the same in other states that allow concealed weapons.
That delay everyone was expecting has finally been announced:
INDIANAPOLIS — Lawmakers will not take up a proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriages this year, leaders of the Republican-dominated Indiana General Assembly said Thursday.
The rules of the road could change for moped drivers in the Hoosier state.
Indiana House Bill 1523 sets strict rules for using mopeds. It creates a new moped license, would require that mopeds be registered and users would have to pay registration fees, along with state and county taxes.
And I thought the nanny state was out of control in this country:
Australian children are to be banned from blowing out candles together on birthday cakes – because they could be puffing germs onto one another.
If gun control goes down in flames, you may blame the NRA, but give some of the credit to celebrity blabbermouths who can't refrain from staying stupid things.
Rats, there goes the only reason to watch the Grammys:
CBS Program Practices advises that all talent appearing on camera please adhere to Network policy concerning wardrobe.
Makes my hillbilly heart glad to see news like this:
From a small Spring Valley factory, the Deering Banjo Co. is having its best year ever, defying the U.S. skills gap and California's manufacturing doldrums. It has expanded and trained its own workforce and expects to top $4 million in sales for the year ending June 30.
OK, this isn't the biggest news of the day, but it's certainly a milestone of some sort:
The Monopoly iron is going off to that giant linen closet in the sky.
