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.

Ted Cruz is not fond of background checks for toting firearms around.  In fact, he works hard against them.

Unless……

…. you have a gun near him.

It’s a No-Shoot Sweepstakes unless you’re willing to undergo a background check.  Read the rules.

Promotion Rules. One (1) potential winner will be selected by a random drawing from all eligible entries to be held at the Cruz for President headquarters on Thursday, June 11, 2015. Sponsor may, at its option, conduct a background check on each potential winner. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any potential winner from receiving the Prize based on such background check if Sponsor determines, in its sole discretion that awarding the Prize to such potential winner could result in a safety or security risk to any person or persons or could result in the disruption of any event associated with the Promotion. Sponsor will, in its sole discretion, then select one (1) winner from the list of eligible potential winners on the basis of criteria determined and applied by Sponsor to provide for an appropriate range of views, backgrounds, and interests among the winners selected.

So you have to have “appropriate” views, background, and interest.

Here’s my question:  Why don’t those same rules apply to Ted Cruz?  There is not one damn thing about Ted Cruz that is appropriate.

Thanks to Deb for the heads up.

I am pretty damn sure that his stylist was a gay guy getting even.

Okay, there’s this.

Yeah, no joke.  All the paperwork is in PDF format right here.  Of course, you gotta be a little tad curious about why a guy in Pennsylvania has his bank in San Antonio, Texas.  Oh sure, there’s no coordination going on at all.

Hummm …. Fairy for Perry?  Tushes for Bushes?  Tree Stump for Trump?

Oh hell, this is getting better than recess in heaven.

Thanks to Alfredo over at the Dairy Queen for the heads up.