Well, here ya go —

Yeah, they are so up on their high horse that nosebleeds are a major problem.

The bill’s sponsor says,

“This is my belief: there are two viable beings involved,” he said. “One had a choice early on to make a decision to conceive or not. Once conception starts, another life is involved, and the legislature has the ability to determine how that life proceeds.”

Yeah, I don’t understand it either.

My friend Deb suggests that we need to get State Legislatures a Fit Bit that tracks how many times you’re hurting women.

Thanks to Deb for the heads up.

What a damn mess in Arkansas.  It seems that some Republican members of the State House and the State Senate conspired to dump a ton of money on rightwing Christian colleges in the state.  For about $600,000 of taxpayer money to tiny Ecclesia College in Springdale, Arkansas, the Republican politicians got about $38,000 each in kickbacks.

On the Board of Ecclesia college is David Barton, key advisor to Donald Trump, and major contributor to Louie Gohmert. There is even a David Barton School of Political Science at the college.  Bribery 101 is a required course.

The Republican House Member, Micah Neal, pled guilty today and faces 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

He has taken to Twitter instead of speaking to the press.

Yeah, he took a bribe but it did it in a very Christian way.

Expect Republican State Senator Jon Woods to be indicted tomorrow.  He describes himself as “a Christian Conservative.”

Man, I hate to think what the Republican heathens are doing in Arkansas is this is how their Christians act.

Asked about the news at a session with reporters Wednesday afternoon, Gov. Asa Hutchinson called it “troubling.”

Ya think?

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

Well, damn.  I am sorry to hear that the Republicans backed down on their gut of the ethics committee, but speaking of gut, I was looking forward to writing about this:

Yep – and everybody in South Texas went ho-hum when he was accused of sexual harassment.

That’s the Republicans who want to forget about ethics.

Thank y’all for raising hell about it.

Thanks to Don A for the heads up.

Ole Bubba and I went to the big city of Sugar Land yesterday, where we encountered Jesus.  Or, maybe I should say Traveling Jesus.

At Highway 6 and 59 yesterday in front of us.

Okay, this leads to a philosophical question:  I know Jesus arose from the dead, but he went to heaven. Is he the only alive person in heaven? Does that make for some space/time continuum snags? And, I bet it baffles the hell out of all the dead people.

And then five minutes later we see this one.

If you can’t see it, under Golden Rule, it says, “Christ’s Commandment is Our Commitment.”

Do I get a contract in writing?

Okay, I know this is supposed to make me not afraid and bring me comfort.

It doesn’t. Not worth a damn.

Okay, I know this is shocking, shocking I tell you, but most Americans think Donald Trump is a doofus.

The good folks over at Gallup polls have done their duty and discovered that …

As Donald Trump prepares to take the presidential oath on Jan. 20, less than half of Americans are confident in his ability to handle an international crisis (46%), to use military force wisely (47%) or to prevent major scandals in his administration (44%). At least seven in 10 Americans were confident in Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton in these areas before they took office.

I gotta admit to you that I’m confused.  Since he got 46.1% of the vote in November, that means .1% of people have lost faith in him.  Where is their apology?

Compared to other Presidents?

So he’s starting in a hole.  Somebody let me know if he hits oil.

We’ve seen it before, so it’s easy to recognize for people who have studied history.  Yesterday, Robert Reich rang in the New Year on Facebook by posting the 15 warning signs of impending tyranny.  It sent cold chills up my spine.  Here it is in it’s entirety:

What are the 15 warning signs of impending tyranny? As tyrants take control of democracies, they typically:

1. Exaggerate their mandate to govern — claiming, for example, that they won an election by a landslide even after losing the popular vote.

2. Repeatedly claim massive voter fraud in the absence of any evidence, in order to restrict voting in subsequent elections.

3. Publicly criticize anyone who criticizes them, labeling them “enemies.”

4. Turn the public against journalists or media outlets that criticize them, calling them “deceitful” and “scum.”

5. Hold few if any press conferences, preferring to communicate with the public directly through mass rallies and unfiltered statements.

6. Tell the public big lies, causing them to doubt the truth and believe fictions that support the tyrants’ goals.

7. Blame economic stresses on immigrants or racial or religious minorities, and foment public bias and even violence against them.

8. Attribute acts of domestic violence to “enemies within,” and use such events as excuses to beef up internal security and limit civil liberties.

9. Threaten mass deportations, registries of religious minorities, and the banning of refugees.

10. Seek to eliminate or reduce the influence of competing centers of power, such as trade unions and opposition parties.

11. Appoint family members to high positions of authority.

12. Surround themselves with their own personal security force rather than a security detail accountable to the public.

13. Put generals and other military commanders into top civilian posts.

14. Make personal alliances with foreign dictators.

15. Draw no distinction between personal property and public property, profiteering from their public office.

Be warned. 20 days to go. And a Happy New Year.