Stupid Laws

South Carolina has a law criminalizing adultery.  Hopefully nobody has been prosecuted under this archaic law.  Now may be a good time to repeal this nonsense.

Sanford Admits to the Argentina Tango of Love

UPDATE NO. 2: The inevitable wave of hypocrisy is now starting to roll in … and, yes, Sanford called for Clinton’s resignation. UPDATE NO. 1:  Kos says: Few things infuriate me more than philandering politicians dragging out their wives at their apology press conferences (like Spitzer and...

For Grassley, Bipartisan Health Care Reform Means Placing Profits Before Health Care

Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa laid down a bright line today saying health care reform that provides a public option will not be supported by Republicans.  Of course, we’ve long known that Bipartisanship for Republicans means caving in completely to whatever they want. The Democrats have already...

Sanford Was Doing “Something Exotic” in Argentina

South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford was busted by a reporter getting off a plane from Buenos Aires, Argentina this morning. He’s now peddling the story that he wanted to “do something exotic.”  The only event he describes is a long drive on the Coast.  According to Josh’s...

Pres. Obama’s Press Conference on Iran

WhiteHouse.gov has the transcript of Obama’s opening remarks, in English and in Persian. The accompanying video includes Persian subtitles. I have not yet read the transcript or listened to Obama’s remarks, but I wanted to get this information up here as soon as...