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Ahhhhhnold has been a pretty decent govinator, but a few days ago he stepped into the nanny role when he singed a bill that makes it illegal to sell prepared food that contains trans fat.
Trans-fat is, of course, The Next Big Scary Thing That Will Kill Us All. And while warning people about it, [...]

A friend who sends me lots of blog fodder frequently sends e-mails with the title “The Messiah Lord Obama.” They are full of cartoons and stories about Holy Saviour status most of the media has bestowed on upon him. Today’s was the best one yet.
And it came to pass, in the eighth year of [...]

In the last election the Democrats sent out guidelines on how to void military absentee votes before even opening them. Solders in the field often get their ballots after the election is over, or so close to the election date it was impossible for them to return the ballot in time. The Pentagon is [...]

The EPA isn’t satisfied with applying ridiculous, expensive regulation on the sectors they already infest. Now they want to regulate pretty much everything else.
They just released a 564 page document that lays out their plan to get their claws into every sector of everything, all the time. (Note: The link loads a ridiculously [...]

Keith John Sampson, a communication-studies senior at Purdue who supplements his income by working there as a janitor, was reading a history book (which is also in the school’s library) during a break. “Notre Dame vs. the Klan” details the story of how Notre Dame students physically attacked the KKK and literally ran them [...]

Ask any number of police officers and government officials - a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand - to list what they fear the most.
I guarantee that not a single one of them would list “A man covered in barbecue sauce.“

Most of us associate religious whack-jobbery with Christian and Muslim fundies. At first glance it may appear that mainstream Christian denominations have grown up a bit, and are not quite as goofy as the fringes.
A mass of wacky catholics have stepped up to correct that misconception.
Webster Cook, a student at University of Central Florida, walked [...]

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Hillary has told Obama she just won’t have time to campaign for him unless he helps pay off her $10 Million campaign debt. She’ll also need a private jet to get around.
Obama wrote her a personal check for the maximum allowed contribution: $2,300. Now [...]

My first reaction when I saw this clip was “Meh.”
Then I saw it was a Joss Whedon Project. Which means I want to catch every moment of it.
Note to the Unsmartenized: Joss is the creator of Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Firefly/Serenity. Note to those who still don’t know what I’m taking [...]

A run of the mill county commissioners meeting in Texas became a perfect example of idiots who are yearning to be offended at every opportunity.
Commissioner Keneth Mayfiled, who is white, said “It sounds like Central Collections has become a black hole.” This prompted Wiley Price, who is black, to demand an apology [...]

Last week Jessica Simpson was chastised by Pamela Anderson for wearing a shirt that said “Real Women Eat Meat.” Pamela was representing the brain trust PeTA.
When two intellects of this caliber have a philosophical disagreement, it should not be battled out in words. It should be battled out physically, with a wrestling match. [...]