Thursday, November 7, 2013

Short takes . . . mostly happy

1.  If Texas did secede from the U.S., as some of their arrogant wing-nuts want, we would be rid of both Sen. Ted Cruz and Sen. Louie Gohmert in the U.S. Congress, and the noise level would decrease a lot.

2.  Illinois is now the 15th state to legalize marriage equality for same-sex couples.  If we add in D. C. as a state, and if New Mexico's joining in gets upheld in appeals court, then we'd have 17 of 51 -- exactly one-third.   Plus, they're working on it in Hawaii's legislature now.

3.  Jon Stewart's pithy comment on the Republicans' hissy fit about the failure of Obamacare:   "So, yes, the president was somewhat dishonest about the promise of his healthcare program, but here's the weird part, his opponents have been lying like motherf*ckers about its effects." 

4.  For all the whoopla about Christie's big re-election win in NJ (60.4% - 38.1%) and the assumption that he is now the front runner for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, get this:  Exit polls show Hillary Clinton beating Christie in a match-up by 48% to 44% -- in his home state of New Jersey.

In our world today, a little good news goes a long way.

Ralph 

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