No offense to my sister, but what a bunch of idiots live in Indianapolis and actually sent this clown to Congress:
A top lawmaker in the Congressional Black Caucus says tea partiers on Capitol Hill would like to see African Americans hanging from trees and accuses the movement of wishing for a return to the Jim Crow era.
Happy birthday, and hang in there. Ray Bradbury turns 91. He's getting a nice present:
Bet this part doesn't make it into the made-for-TV movie:
SANTIAGO, Chile - They have an exhibit at the Smithsonian and a line of toys depicting their epic rescue. But most of the 33 men whose saga in a collapsed mine captivated the world a year ago face a new crisis today: poverty.
Here's a departure for political columnist Charles Krauthammer, a short essay about Chester, the black Lab who caused him to reflect on the "long-ago pact between humans and dogs":
State Auditor Tim Berry said Indiana finished the fiscal year on June 30 with nearly $1.2 billion in the bank, more than 40 percent above last year's finish, when tax revenues were plunging and budget makers were worried that the state would run out of money this year.
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But House Democratic Leader Pat Bauer said the surplus came at a cost and that the budget was balanced on the backs of schools and needy children.
Bye, bye, birthers; don't let the door hit you on the way out. President Obama finally releases his "long form" birth certificate, and:
If there even is an NFL season, the Indianapolis Colts won't have it easy:
The Colts' schedule ranks fifth-toughest according to opponents' composite record (133-123) and includes long-time AFC rivals New England, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Cincinnati.
The road schedule looks particularly daunting, with trips to Tampa Bay and New Orleans, as well as New England.
Paul Helmke never gives up:
Clueless Washington-shutdown reporting of the day:
The White House Office of Management and Budget directed the heads of federal agencies on late Monday to share contingency plans with senior managers. On Capitol Hill, the chairman of the Committee on House Administration warned “nonessential employees” on Tuesday to turn off their BlackBerrys during a shutdown, or risk punishment for working while on furlough.
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