Well, it appears that most Texans think he dispatched Obamacare the same way.

No, seriously.

In Texas, political opposition to President Obama’s health law is so strong that some residents believe, erroneously, that the program is banned in their state.

They think that Rick Perry turning own $10 billion in Medicaid funding also killed Obamacare because we’re Texans, dammit all to hell, and we don’t need no health care.

Thanks to Irene for the heads up.

I have introduced you guys to Glenn Hegar before.  He is currently my state senator and now he wants to be Texas Comptroller.

Needless to say, he thinks there’s some magical way to run government without taxes.  He thinks Texas taxes are too damn high.  Now, I wonder which political party has been in charge of Texas for the past 20 years who made those taxes so damn high?  Glenn?  Speak up, son.  I can’t hear you.

Anyway, Texas does not have an income tax.  We have a property tax.  It ain’t perfect but it sure beats Glenn’s idea.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uxajOx1ZqY

Yeah, he wants a sales tax.  No matter how you do the math, we’d have to have a 20% tax on everything for this to work out.

Now that don’t bother Grandpa Tea Party.  Hell, he and Grandma still have the same gold brocade couch they bought in 1968 with the plastic cover that makes farting sounds when you sit down.  He wears the same suit he bought in 1973 and his tools are from Sears and Roebuck’s so they are guaranteed for his lifetime.  He’s gonna drive his truck to the funeral home and be buried in the family plot that was paid for by his mother right after WWII.

A Glamour Shot of Glenn Hegar

No, the only people hurt by a sales tax are the people who can least afford it – young families raising children.

Also, a sales tax does diddle squat to fire up the economy, and, remember, it’s only a two hour drive to Louisiana, Oklahoma, or New Mexico to buy big ticket items.

So, when you call this a dumb idea, it’s only because you can’t spell draconian.

So, we’re talking about mean old people who only tip the waiter a dollar getting all gleeful over a 20% sales tax on everything.  Somebody needs to tell Grandpa that we’re slapping a 20% tax on Metamucil and see how long it takes him to start whining.

We’re talking about making a doofus the comptroller of the State of Texas.  The boy can’t add or subtract, but by gawd he can shoot a gun and demean women.  What else do you need?

Ann Coulter used to the craziest Republican woman I knew.

But, this one takes the cake.  I was watching live last night and wanted to come through the screen and grab her and get that woman some estrogen and IQ points.

I know, I know, dammit, I know I should not take this personally, but women have worked too hard against the stereotype of victimized screaming histronic damfools.

When you can’t argue the facts, blame the messenger.

Fairbanks, Alaska’s Father Sean P. Thompson has got himself in a bit of a pickle.

He got arrested for DUI.  He was stopped by state troopers for speeding and erratic driving.

But, it doesn’t end here.  No, sireee, whoopee.

Bitz asked if he was carrying any weapons, the complaint said. Thomson reported a .357-caliber handgun in the back seat but not a 9mm pistol he carried in his back pocket, Bitz said. Another pocket revealed a bag with a small quantity of marijuana, Bitz said.

Thomson blew into a hand-held breath alcohol test machine and it recorded a breath-alcohol content of .247 percent, Bitz said. The legal standard for intoxication is .08 percent.

It appears he was triple drunk, which means there will be no communion wine at the parish for a looooong time, had enough weapons to take on a small country or several large bears, and was stoned out of his mind.

Unless he’s the reincarnation of Hunter Thompson, he’s got some ‘splainin’ to do.

Thanks to Dean in Alaska for the heads up.

Norridgewick, Maine and it’s damn time that Maine shows up here.

Michael Smith got woke up on a Tuesday morning by a tree removal company in his front yard.  He walked shirtless out on the front porch and hollered at them to get off his property.

A little while later the police rewaken Michael.  The tree removal people thought Michael had threatened them with a weapon.

No, he was was just threatening his winkie.

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I guess a heart with “Mother” in it didn’t appeal to him.

Thanks to Rick for the heads up.

Okay, so a guy in Sherman, Texas, has been writing and sending out the company newsletter every morning for eight years.  No complaints. Jef Mindrup was a good employee and faithfully did his job.

Until suddenly one day out of the blue, Jef is ordered by his boss to include a Bible verse in each morning newsletter.

On March 14, 2012, company co-founder Jody Goodman, a member of the board and vice president of staffing, corporate travel and diversity, no less, ordered him “to add Bible quotes to The Morning Coffee and to start doing so the next day,” Mindrup says in the complaint.

Jef felt uncomfortable doing that.  He’s a Buddhist.  You know, the people who believe that all paths to God are equally valid.  Jef responded —

“Jody, I am unable to add quotes or scriptures from the Bible as you’ve requested. I have always taken great care to avoid any quotes that would offend others as well as my own personal religious beliefs.”

He was fired the next day.  But, I am certain they did it in a real Christian-like manner.

He’s suing.

By the way, I danced over to the google to find the company and here’s the listing.  Please note the “This site may be hacked” notice.

But, if you’d like to let them know how Christians should behave, here ya go.

In Goodman Networks defense, they claimed they fired him “pursuant to an apparently pre-planned and well-thought out reduction in force.”  Yeah, right.  Our cow just died, Goodman, so we won’t be needing your bull.

Thanks to Old Mayfly for the heads up.