“We’re Not Dead,” Say Texas Voters Informed They Were Dead
Well, they marked a ballot in the wrong column, at least, which is pretty much the same thing in Texas.
State and Local Government
CHICAGO: Candidate Indicted for Bribery Is Leading by 40 Points
The seat representing the 10th House District in the Illinois General Assembly seems to be a pretty safe one for the Democrats. I infer this from the fact that a recent poll showed that the current Democratic candidate for that…
Legislator Upset That Muslims Want to Use School-Voucher Program Too
She just assumed that “religious” meant “Christian,” because … is there another kind?
Please Don’t Hurt Nessie, Either
Speaking of cryptozoology, Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources would like whoever put a sculpture of the Loch Ness Monster in the Chippewa River to come get it out of there. I guess this would be pseudocryptozoology. According to the report, the…
Note: In Texas, Bigfoot Is Fair Game
According to this post on the Cryptomundo website, Texas wildlife officials have opined that it would not be illegal to hunt and kill a Bigfoot and/or Sasquatch, should one be located (and shot) in that state. In response to an…
Man Ticketed After Cat Won’t Jog
One reason dogs are (arguably) better than cats: you can take them out jogging. According to the Boulder Daily Camera, a 19-year-old man was ticketed in nearby Lafayette, Colorado, last week "on suspicion of tethering his cat to a rock after…
Missouri to Add Bust of Rush Limbaugh to the “Hall of Famous Missourians”
Showing excellent timing, the Missouri House of Representatives recently commissioned a bust of Rush Limbaugh that it's planning to add to its sculpture gallery, the "Hall of Famous Missourians." (Limbaugh grew up in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.) The decision to honor…
UPDATE: Wyoming No Longer Considering Buying an Aircraft Carrier
Will be defenseless against Montana.
Quail Murderer Encourages Feeding Human Fetuses to Livestock
"You buried the lead" in last week's post about Sen. Ralph Shortey, a reader pointed out to me, and he was right. Given that Shortey's proposed ban on the use of "aborted human fetuses" in food or food research is…
Bill Would Ban Using Human Fetuses in Food, Just in Case Anybody’s Thinking of Doing That
Oklahoma state senator Ralph Shortey is concerned about the possibility that some nefarious person or entity is using aborted human fetuses in food, and has introduced legislation to put a stop to this. Or, to keep it from starting, because…