Found at the humorous blog of BartCop.
7 hours ago

Sometimes people will do something so stupid that you just know they would be dead if breathing wasn't an involuntary bodily function -- because otherwise there's no way they'd be able to breathe and walk at the same time. Consider this bit of idiocy in Paris, France.
A year or so ago, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison decided she wanted to become the governor of Texas. She knew it would not be easy, because she would have to beat the darling of the ultra-right-wing, Rick Perry, to get the Republican nomination. She said at that time that she would probably resign her senate seat around the end of the summer to concentrate on campaigning for governor.
In July of 2005, Rep. William Jefferson (D-Louisiana) was caught on tape by the FBI taking a $100,000 bribe. About $90,000 of that money was later found in his home freezer, and the FBI claimed Jefferson had been involved in 11 separate bribery schemes since August of 2000. He wasn't just a crook -- he was a big-time crook on a continuing basis.
You've probably seen the NBC show Perverted Justice. It's where some adults pretend to be children on the internet to trap some perverts into revealing themselves. Then when they show up to have sex with the young targets, they are humiliated and arrested. The same sort of thing happened in Great Britain -- with an unusual and very funny twist.

To get a drug approved for use for a specific disease or condition takes years of critical studies which must convince the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) that the drug works well for the purpose it is meant to be used for. This is an arduous process, as it should be.

I have put a picture of this beautiful flag at the top of this blog today, because it is a symbol of our country and the ideals of our country. Today is Veterans Day. It is the day we set aside to honor all of our Armed Services veterans who fought to defend this country and its citizens. Whether it was at Lexington or Bunker Hill, or the modern warriors in Afghanistan and Iraq, or those who fought in the many skirmishes and wars in between, they all deserve our respect. Thank you for your service and your sacrifice.
I seldom have much good to say about Republicans in Congress. In general, I think they are obstructionist and favor the giant corporations over the rights of individual citizens. But as they say, even a broken clock is right twice a day -- and I think some Senate Republicans have found one of those times where they are right.


I've always thought that Rupert Murdoch (pictured), as rich as he is, was not the brightest bulb on the tree. Now it looks like he's out to prove that by limiting access to the online sites of his news organizations like the Wall Street Journal and New York Post in America, and the Times and Sun in the U.K.


House Democrats passed their version of health care reform on Saturday night. It was not the bill I wanted since I favor a government-run single-payer system, but it is not a terrible bill. It does accomplish some health care reforms that were badly needed such as doing away with "pre-existing conditions", allowing a person who changes his/her job to take their insurance with them, and stopping the practice of insurance companies dropping patients whose treatment proves to be expensive.