Y’all, Jimmy Carter’s cancer has spread.  He’s 90 years old so nobody is horribly surprised.

He’s a good man and I hope his passing is peaceful because he’s earned it.

Not one single shot was fired by American troops during his presidency.

Peace, President Carter.

This book is on my bedside table.  I think I’ll start reading it tonight. Yes, I still buy books.

Here’s a special treat for you.  It is by Leroy Neiman and it’s signed by Carter, Begin and Sadat.  Little Bubba got to see it today and sent me picture because he knows I like President Carter.

I know that Donald Trump is hogging all the crazy now, but Louie managed to get some notice by jumping on the Trump.

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) praised Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump this week for improving the recent debate “immeasurably.”

Speaking to Newsmax’s Steve Malzberg on Tuesday, Gohmert said that he had met Trump once during an event in New Hampshire.

“We met, our faces are six inches apart,” Gohmert recalled. “And he says, ‘Louie Gohmert!’ And he starts punching me in the chest. ‘I love you, you’re great! You’re really great! I love what you’re doing! Did you get my contribution?’”

“It’s hard to feel badly toward someone that keeps telling you how great you are and they send you money,” the congressman laughed.

Gohmert explained that he had promised to endorse Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) for president, but Trump was an attractive candidate.

Honey, compared to Ted Cruz, Louie is attractive.

Thanks to Kyle for the heads up.

Well, if you’re having a bad day, this will cheer you up.

The owner of Stonewood Marketing has plead guilty for stealing $1,124,273.35 from political candidates and PACs.

Who did he scam?

McConnell Senate Committee—$118,294; Christians in Defense of Israel—$319,691.09; House Conservative Fund—$30,614; Vitter for Senate (Louisiana)—$480,821.26; Catholic Advocates—$153,445; Jewish Voice—$150; Reagan Action—$1,025; Ten Commandments Commission—$2,098; Republican Majority Campaign—$11,300; Policy Issues Institute—$2,280; Defund Obamacare—$100; NRSC—$100; Randall Terry for Senate—$6; Freedom Defense Advocates—$990; Frontline Ministries—$1,150; Christian Anti-Defamation League—$2,020; and Live Prayer—$190.

And what did he spend the stolen money on?

Two Jeeps, a 2 carat diamond, two condos in Myrtle Beach, interior decorating on those condos, a Lincoln Navigator, a GMC Terrain, a golf cart, two Cadillacs, and Lord only knows what else.

What a guy!  Living the entitled Republican lifestyle.

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

Way to go, Ted Cruz.

Ted has a new ad out promising to be the one who puts the last nail in Planned Parenthood’s coffin.

The ad opens with shots of poor little children struck with polio and how much America loved and helped these children.

What a damn dope.

One of the earliest advances with fetal tissue was to use fetal kidney cells to create the first poliovirus vaccines, which are now estimated to save 550,000 lives worldwide every year.

In the early days of making the vaccine, researchers infected fetal kidney cells in Petri dishes to produce a large amount of virus that they could then harvest, purify and use to vaccinate people.

So he wants to un-cure polio?  Is that what he’s saying?  I dunno.  I guess so because what the hell else does polio have to do with abortion?

Stomp Out Science:  Elect Ted Cruz!

Thanks to Rick for the heads up.

Ferguson, Missouri has been turned into a war zone.  Why?  Because they can.

The city of Ferguson, Missouri, is being forced by the Obama administration to return two military vehicles that it obtained from the Pentagon, amid widespread concern and criticism over the deployment on American streets of equipment intended for war zones.

The US Department of Defense will reclaim a pair of Humvees that were given to the beleaguered St Louis suburb under a controversial program to distribute surplus weapons, vehicles and other gear, according to several government officials involved in the process.

What the hell?

I want to tell you the truth.  My husband is a small town country lawyer.  He is mortified that small town police departments have become military powers.  Their “raid teams” smash down doors and do a full scale raid when the suspect isn’t even there.  `

The front page of my local newspaper today boasts that the local police made a major bust of 70 pounds of marijuana, a substance that is legal one state over.  What the hell? It will cost us a small fortune to arrest this guy, detain him, get him a court appointed lawyer, try his case, and then put his butt in prison where we will feed, house, and give him healthcare for possession of something that is legal one state over.

But let me get back to the militarization of local police departments.  It scares the crapola out of me. The police are here to protect and serve, not walk around in riot gear in a small town.

Take the damn military surplus back.  Beat it into plowshares.

We do need riot police. But at the very least it should regional, ready, and small.  If you have all this fancy equipment it’s real easy to turn a traffic stop into a riot.  And I also think that having all this junk is making our cops paranoid and far more likely to escalate a situation.

The military is trained to kill people. The police should be trained to save them.

Okay, here’s your soapbox back.