The latest bit of anti-drug hysteria in this country is - cue the scary music - Super Pot! We're suddenly seeing breathless reports of this allegedly evil weed and how dangerous it is and now one legislator wants federal legislation to mandate a sentence of 25 years in prison for a first offense of selling it:
Erik Von Brunn: My father's beliefs have been a constant source of verbal and mental abuse my family has had to suffer with for many years. His views consumed him, and in doing so, not only destroyed his life, but destroyed our family and ruined our lives as well. For a long time, I believed this was our family's cross to bear. Now, it is not only my families lives that are in shambles, but those who were directly affected by his actions; especially the family of Mr. Johns, who bravely sacrificed his life to stop my father.
read moreMike Murphy: Despairing Republican friends have been asking me what I think we should do to rebuild the GOP and begin our certain and inevitable comeback. My answer disappoints them: "Build an ark." I say this because I've made a career out of counting votes, and the numbers tell a clear story; the demographics of America are changing in a way that is deadly for the Republican Party as it exists today. A GOP ice age is on the way.
read moreThese may be dark days for the Republican Party, but a top GOP congressional leader predicted today that Republicans would trounce Democrats in the 2010 midterm elections and could take back control of the House of Representatives.
read moreA sexualized dance in Jamaica called daggering faces restriction by the government after being blamed for a spate of broken penises, the Straits Times reports.
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Improper grounding of the truck coming off the ferry.
One spark.
Nature's a stone cold bitch.