Judge Roy Moore and Ala-damn-bama. What more needs to be said? But it’s me, so I’ll say a few words moore.

The on-again-off-again Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court and self-appointed Justiciar to the Lord Almighty was completely kicked out of his job by other Alabama judges because he will not, will NOT, abide by the Separation of Church and State, or federal orders upholding same. We all know about his 10 Commandments statue, which ended up being a monument only to his intransigence.  It got him relieved of duty, but he surprised everyone and ran again for the same job, and won.

Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown.

Recent rulings including Obergefell were a huge step forward for gay rights.  But they really stick in the craw of theocrats like Moore, and, in a case brought by anti-gay marriage petitioners, he’s throwing more judicial temper tantrums to prove it.  In a 170-page decision, authored by God, transcribed by Moore, but translated from the original crayonglyphics by his clerks, I’m guessing, Moore treated the dissent in Obergefell as the majority, claimed the case only pertained to that one couple, and upheld his previous order for Alabama probate judges to stop issuing same-sex licenses.    In the meantime, Moore et al gave a head fake toward contrition, and dismissed the anti-gay marriage petitions.  So, it’s not illegal, but you can’t legally do it in Alabama?

Moore’s contempt for SCOTUS, the Constitution and for gay rights oozes from all 170 pages. It remains to be seen if SCOTUS, on behalf of the Constitution and all Americans, straight or gay, find that contempt contemptible, and actionable.  It’s seems that they may, if this next case is any indication.

One of the inevitable downsides of gay marriage is gay divorce. E.L. and V.L. were an Alabama lesbian couple.  E.L. gave birth to 3 children.  Then they moved to Georgia, where they were able to get married, and V.L. legally adopted the kids they were raising together.  Then they went back to Alabama.  Then 5 years later, they split.  The custody stayed with the birth parent, but Judge Moore and the Alabama Supreme Cretins denied V.L. any visitation rights, despite the fact that she was as much a parent to those kids as my parents, neither of whom is biologically related to me, but both of whom have been Mom and Dad since I was adopted at 3 months.

In a unanimous ruling (yes, even Uncle Clarence, who seems lost without Nino), the US Supremes dumped on Judge Roy Moore’s legal argle bargle trying to interpret Georgia adoption law in God’s favor.  No hearings, no briefings, no dissents, no muss, no fuss.  His interpretation, according to SCOTUS, “would comport neither with Georgia law nor with common sense.”  (That’s “I Call Bullshit” in SCOTUS-talk.)

Want a reason to stay energized for November, even if your preferred candidate is not the Democratic nominee for President?

Imagine Judge Roy Moore on the United States Supreme Court.

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Public Policy Polling is out with some news about how much Americans trust the Republican frontrunners to pick a new Supreme Court Justice.

Jamie Gilt is a pro-gun activist in Florida.  Okay, maybe I should change “is” to “was.”

A high-profile pro-gun activist was rushed to hospital after she was shot in the back by her four-year-old son after he found her pistol lying on the back seat of her truck.

To make this even more ironic, a month ago she took to Facebook and said:

Tell ya what, Jamie, you give us your gun and we’ll let you keep your kid.  You just can’t have both.

Thanks to John for the heads up.

Look, if Alfredo and I say it’s Christmas, you better go buy some little twinkling lights because we have a helluva crystal ball.

Last August, August the 1st mind you, we told you how weird it was that Ted Cruz’s SuperPAC gave Carly Fiorina’s campaign half a damn million dollars.

The New York Times, two months later, catches it.  I joked at the time:

The head of Ted’s SuperPAC says it’s “nothing.” Yeah well, that’s not an answer.

He said the Cruz committee had given the money to the Fiorina group in June when “it was still considering its options.”

Wait a minute, the Ted Cruz SuperPAC wasn’t all that sure it was supporting Ted Cruz?

Well, well, well.  Now we know it was an investment.

Carly Fiorina endorsed Senator Ted Cruz of Texas on Wednesday, supplying his campaign with a high-profile supporter and an eager critic of Donald J. Trump.

Mrs. Fiorina, the former presidential candidate and Hewlett-Packard chief executive, took to the role quickly, appearing as a surprise guest at Mr. Cruz’s morning rally in Florida.

Yeah, surprise, surprise, surprise.

Madam Swami Juanita and her crystal ball are spending the morning over at the Dairy Queen with Alfredo, saying, “I’ll have my hamburger with a little cynicism on the side.”

I know I told you that Molly White, the Muslim-hating State Rep in Texas, was defeated in the primary.

I may have been wrong.  Yesterday, Molly asked for a recount.

White, who lost by 118 votes out of the 19,060 cast in the Bell County district to former state Rep. Hugh Shine, must deposit $2,900 toward the recount and will ultimately be billed for its costs by the state Republican Party, according to county election officials.

So, I can’t tell you who to root for.  A Republican who embarrasses us but is totally ineffective or a Republican who doesn’t embarrass us but might be effective.

I’m pulling for Molly.  Texas has a high embarrassment threshold.