by Primo Encarnación

This week marks the 150th anniversary of the end of the Confederacy as a going concern.   Liberal America ended a large hunk of injustice perpetrated, defended and sanctified by the 19th century’s right wing nut jobs, and broadened the definition of what it means to be fully human, as we usually do.

But Doctor James Dobson of Focus on the Family(but only some of them) says we’re heading for another one.

Bring it on.  We done whipped you, once.  And you been beggin’ for another one ever since.

Republican Presidential candidate Bobby Jindal (you’re cringing, aren’t you?) announced this week thinks that Willie Robertson of Duck Dynasty is his man.  “He’s a great guy, I think he’d be a great running mate,” Jindal said.

Well, it would not be the prettiest ticket ever but what they lack in intelligence they make up for in goofy grins.

What neither Bobby or Willie recognize is that not everybody ends their public prayers with “YaHoo! Big Guy In The Sky!”

And everybody knows that the only Willie fit for a national ticket is Nelson.

Hell, we’d get pot legalized yesterday.

Thanks to AlanInAustin for the heads up.

Williamson County, Texas, is just a little north of Austin.  I have lots of friend who live there and I make a yearly trek to speak to their Democratic group.  I think I’ll have some new material this year.

Please meet county court at law judge Tim Wright of Williamson County.

He was indicted on 9 federal charges including selling guns to a felon on three occasions, lying to federal agents, and helping to illegally export weapons to Mexico.

He’s a staunch Republican.

He’s walking back into his courtroom today to continue being a judge because … hell if I know.

Look, I am all for innocent until proven guilty.  But, if this was a cop or a school teacher or a nurse, they would be placed on leave until the case was over.  Plus, if he is found guilty I would think that people convicted in his courtroom after this arrest would have a pretty good appeal since they were convicted by a guy who lied to federal agents and brazenly violated the damn law.

In court yesterday he had to relinquish his 51 guns and “a great deal of ammunition.”  In Texas, “a great deal of ammunition” means “enough to blow up China.”  A moderate amount of ammo is “enough to level Venezuela.”

Only the Supreme Court of Texas can remove a judge from the bench.  Want to know the political make-up of the Supreme Court of Texas?

Williamson County – today’s winner of the “Y’all, It’s Texas!” trophy.

One of the four high schools in my little school district.

A Houston Muslim advocacy group has demanded the disciplining of a Richmond high school teacher for allegedly distributing material to students that the group called “virulently anti-Muslim.”

The material is so offensive that the Houston Chronicle gave a warning before people looked at it.

It was a senior economics class.  To be honest, these classes are mostly taught by the football coach.  I do not know that to be true in this case, but it wouldn’t surprise me.

I also do not know what this Muslim bashing has to do with economics but I guess we should be relieved that it wasn’t handed out by the sex education teacher.

I dunno, maybe it’s just me but don’t Paul’s and Cruz’s campaign logos look suspiciously alike?

I have no idea what those teardrop things are but somebody copied off somebody.

Y’all, the NRA is banning guns at the NRA convention.

A multilevel security plan went into works not long after Nashville was chosen as the convention destination. All guns on the convention floor will be nonoperational, with the firing pins removed, and any guns purchased during the NRA convention will have to be picked up at a Federal Firearms License dealer, near where the purchaser lives, and will require a legal identification.

Wait!  Wait!  I thought more guns equals more safety.

Wait!  Wait!  I thought it was my god-given constitutional right.

Wait!  Wait!  How are these guys gonna hide their little winkies?

Thanks to Rick for the heads up.