There’s a story that claims the first two and only cars in Chicago had a wreck.  I doubt it’s true, but it makes a good story.

Speaking of wrecks, here’s Georgia.

A “misunderstanding” between two armed men in a Georgia convenience store led to an arrest on the very day that the state’s new expansive gun rights law went into effect, according to The Valdosta Daily Times.

Valdosta Police Chief Brian Childress summed the incident up for the newspaper.

“Essentially, it involved one customer with a gun on his hip when a second customer entered with a gun on his hip,” Childress said.

According to the Daily Times, the first man, Ronald Williams, approached the second man in the store and demanded to see his identification and firearms license. Williams also pulled his gun from his holster, without pointing it at the second man. The second man responded by saying that he was not obligated to show any permits or identification — then he paid for his purchase, left the store, and called the police.

That’s not a misunderstanding.  That’s a showdown.

The first damn day, y’all.  They couldn’t even wait for the ink to dry on the Governor’s signature.

Thanks to Sandy for the heads up.

THIS: the Texas Democratic Party platform is online.  It’s long, it’s progressive, and it’s dandy.  I’m pretty proud of how it turned out.  A special thanks to Representative Garnet Coleman for his untiring work on the platform.  He never once threw anything at me although it would have been justifiable tossing.  His knowledge of issues facing Texans, especially healthcare, and his prowess with the English language are a gift to Texas.  Plus, he’s just damn cute.

THAT:  NBC News lists “The Ten Most Overlooked Races in 2014.”  I agree with this one for sure.

10. Texas Lieutenant Governor: Last but certainly not least, don’t ignore November’s LG race in the Lone Star State. For one thing, the contest between Republican Dan Patrick and Democrat Leticia Van de Putte is likely going to be closer than the gubernatorial matchup between Greg Abbott (R) and Wendy Davis (D). And second, if Patrick wins, he could very well be one of the most-talked-about political names in 2015. He’s a polarizing figure, and could make Abbott’s early tenure as governor an interesting ride. Remember, constitutionally, Texas’ lieutenant governor is a pretty powerful figure.

Leticia stole the show at the Texas Democratic Party’s convention.  She is riding a tsunami of sanity and solicitude against Dan Patrick’s seedy self-interest.

We desperately need to win this one.  She can do it.

And you might enjoy Trey Martinez Fischer’s speech at the convention.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DnTpNv8B5w#t=53

That’s funny.

Guys, I truly wish I could be funny or snarky about this.  I cannot.

Homeland Security buses carrying migrant children and families were rerouted Tuesday to a facility in San Diego after American flag-waving protesters blocked the group from reaching a suburban processing center.

Many of the immigrants were detained while fleeing violence and extortion from gangs in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.

After the buses were blocked, federal authorities rerouted the vehicles to a freeway and then to a customs and border facility in San Diego within view of the Mexico border.

But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.  Matthew 19:14

First, the people on these busses are not immigrants.  They are refugees.

Second, Jesus was a poor immigrant child.

And when your judgement day comes (either in your heart or your religion), you will not be judged by the number of flags you have, you will be judged by whether you are a sheep or a goat.

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

How come those who want to call America a Christian nation are the same ones who act so damn mean, hateful, and Unchristian?  When did they shove Christ out of Christianity?

I am convinced that Sweet Jesus was on those busses and was turned away by a crowd of Herods.

I know I am commanded to pray for the armed mob who turned those busses away.  I know that.  And in due time, I will.  Just not today.  Today I pray for those children and families on the busses who are the least, the last, and the lost.

Okay, so you would think that a person has a right to know where businesses are storing dangerous chemicals.   It seems like there ought to be some public information laws about that.  However, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is blocking that information from the public.

Abbott says nope, you cannot see that information.  But he has a solution.

“You know where they are if you drive around,” Abbott told reporters Tuesday. “You can ask every facility whether or not they have chemicals or not. You can ask them if they do, and they can tell you, well we do have chemicals or we don’t have chemicals, and if they do, they tell which ones they have.”

No.  I. Am. Not. Kidding.  Just go lookie, Cookie.

So, I’m supposed to drive around my neighborhood, my kids’ schools, my job, the city swimming pool, my church, and where I grocery shop, and knock on the door of some business and ask if they have dangerous chemicals there.  One by one.

Seriously.  He believes that.  Because you can trust Big Bad Johnny’s Pool Cleaning, Fertilizer, and Whatnot, Inc. to tell you the damn truth.  “Yes, ma’am, we got some nuclear stuff out back in rotting containers.”

No, no, he really, really said that —

But Abbott said homeowners who think they might live near stores of dangerous chemicals could simply ask the companies near their homes what substances are kept on site.

We used to be able to get this information, but the Texas Attorney General cut that off faster than double geared lightning.

Warning –  don’t just sashay up to Billy Bob’s Transmission Repair and Carpet Cleaning and ask if they have chemicals.

“Just to make clear, you may not be able to walk on private property. But you can send an email or letter or notice to anyone who owns any kind of private property or facility, saying that under the community right to know law, you need to tell me within 10 days what chemicals you have,” Abbott said.

And do you know why Abbott won’t release this information?  Terrorists.  Because terrorists cannot send emails or drive around.  They don’t have that checked on their driver’s license or gmail account.

The only damn terrorists are Republicans who are a wholly owned subsidiary of Big Business.

Damn idiots.

His name is Jordan D. Haskins and he’s running Michigan’s 95th House District.  He calls himself a member of “true red-blooded American conservatism.”  Of course he does.  He also masturbates in other peoples’ cars.

On four occasions between April of 2010 and January of 2011, Haskins broke into vehicles on public and private property, disconnected the ignition wires, then started the engine. As the wires snapped and spit sparks, Haskins would masturbate to climax in a sexualized ritual he calls “cranking.”

Oh, but that’s not all.

Michigan Live said, “North Carolina’s Department of Public Safety reports a lengthy list of sentences to prison, county jail and probation for offenses Haskins committed in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. The offenses include breaking and entering, larceny and trespassing.”

He says all that is behind him once he turned 20 years old.

He hopes now that voters will see him as the man he is, rather than the troubled teen he was. Haskins said that he has found “my niche, my passion” in conservative politics.

I do not want to know what he does inside voting booths.  Do not tell me.  Seriously, shuddup about it.

Thanks to Jeff for the heads up.

Rick Santorum’s latest drive in the wayback machine brings us this.  Rick thinks that maybe the Founding Fathers were on to something when limiting who could vote.  He noted that emerging democracies would do well to limit who votes based on the following principle.

“They limited the people who could vote in an election,” he said. “Now you could say that’s horrible, that’s terrible. Well, maybe it was, maybe it wasn’t. But it was a decision that was made to make sure that there was some continuity and stability within the government that was consistent with the values that the government was founded upon.”

The article clearly states, “Santorum did not suggest in any way that limitations on who can vote should exist in the U.S. today.”  Sure, that’s what he meant.  Just other countries.  Not here, no, no, no.

Why do I hear a slight high pitch whistle and why are all these dogs surrounding me?

Thanks to Dianne for the heads up.