Y’all this is Scott Walker eating barbeque.

Gloves. He’s wearing gloves.

Thanks to Robin for the heads up.

Rick Santorum is on the campaign trail, firing up the base …

Just one Iowan showed up at 2 p.m. campaign stop Monday at a restaurant in the unincorporated community of Hamlin.

But is Rick gonna let this get him down?  No, sireee.  Not Rick.

Santorum told the Register that the low turnout was not surprising, but that it is all a part of the plan.

So Rick’s plan is to underwhelm voters and keep interest as low as possible – just slightly above the   Who Gives A Crap line.  I know that sounds like a new original idea but Michele Bachmann has already tried it.  Didn’t work.

Thanks to Charles for the heads up.

Y’all, seriously.

“If this Supreme Court rules against marriage, all hell is going to break loose,” DeLay said, citing a pledge signed by politicians and activists, including Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum, who have vow to defy such a ruling by the court. “We’re going to stand for marriage even if it takes civil disobedience.”

Okay think about this.  What are you gonna do?  Tie up gay people?  Throw spit wads?  Pee in their swimming pools?  When the preacher asks, “Does anyone here know any reason why …” you’re gonna yell out, “Sex!”

How do you defy marriage equality other than not marrying a gay person?  No, think about it.  That is exactly what you should do if you don’t like gay marriage.

Honey, the ruling will come down soon and I’m gonna keep my eye on Tom DeLay.  That’s a promise.

Welcome to Texas, where “Despite Scientific Evidence” has become our state motto.

The Texas Railroad Commission is unconvinced that underground injections of fracking wastewater is triggering earthquakes in the state, despite a study by scientists from the US Geological Survey, Southern Methodist University and the University of Texas.

The Texas Railroad Commission has diddle squat to do with railroads.  They regulate oil and gas in Texas.  It is referred to by most as The Greasy and Sleazy Commission.

Craig Pearson, the Railroad Commission’s staff seismologist, says he’s not convinced that fracking is causing earthquakes and the relationship between where fracking occurs and where earthquake occur is just one of those mysteries of life things.

“While we remain concerned about seismic activity in the state, we still haven’t had a hearing where we’ve had a definite case made that a specific operator is associated with any specific earthquake activity.”

Translation:  This is Texas, fer gawd’s sake.  What’s a few little earthquakes when stockholders need more money?

Hey, no finger pointing – it’s probably not much better in your state.

Well, we can rule out the munchies as a cause for Governor Chris Christie’s lack of petite svelteness.  Christie says that if he’s president, states do not get a pass on decriminalizing marijuana.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he’d revive enforcement of federal marijuana law in states that have legalized recreational use of the drug if he were president.

And he says if that position causes him political trouble in battleground Colorado, so be it. He says he won’t pander to voters or hide his positions for political expediency.

I guess Christie would understand about how pot leads to crack.  He has been on the super highway between crack and pot several times himself and mainly got stuck at both ends at once.

Plus, he knows that playing monopoly is a gateway to full scale political corruption.  

It’s 1:30 am and Wisconsin Republican State Representative Mary Czaja has a shot of genius:  let anybody, including high school dropouts, teach school.

Good Lord, how drunk was she?  She’s totally eliminating teacher licensing standards.

“The districts are going to be the ones that hire these people, and I firmly believe that they’re not going to throw somebody in there that isn’t doing a good job,” Czaja said. “This is just flexibilities. They don’t have to use it.”

Czaja couldn’t name any districts that had asked for the broader flexibilities.

So, a high school dropout might work cheaper than a fully licensed teacher, ya think?

Governor Scott Walker does. Walker proposed easing teacher certification provisions in his original budget request.

Mississippi is excited about the possibly of losing last place in eduction.

Thanks to Mark for the heads up.