A lighthearted look at news of the day:
Last week Americans turned back their clocks — to 1930. That was the last time Republicans had the kind of majority in the House they won in Tuesday’s election. Of course, 1930 isn’t exactly a year Republicans like to remember.
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Could it be just a coincidence that Americans voted for a sharply divided government at the same time they voted to make marijuana legal in Washington, D.C.? Sounds like “the grand experiment” just took an interesting turn.
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It’s bad enough we have a budget deficit in Washington. Now we’ll have a munchies deficit, as well.
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Lest you think official Washington will remain sober as it tries to work through the nation’s problems, consider that President Obama’s first reaction to losing Congress was that he looked forward to sharing bourbon with the new Republican Senate president. It may not be prudent any longer to ask, “What’s the buzz in Washington?”
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I don’t think this is what computer people mean when they say everything is moving to the cloud.
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Democrats in Utah bucked the national trend and actually gained a seat in the state House, meaning they now get to move their caucus meetings out of the janitor’s closet.
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Nationally, Democrats spent election season trying to distance themselves from President Obama. Apparently, the voters said, “OK, we can help you with that.”
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A 102-year-old woman in Los Angeles voted for the first time on Tuesday. Apparently, she wanted to really study the issues and be sure before casting a vote for William Howard Taft.
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Actually, 102-year-old Guadalupe Portillo became a naturalized U.S. citizen just before casting a ballot. She said she hopes to see Congress pass immigration reform in her lifetime. Apparently, when opponents of reform say people need to “get in line” for citizenship, the line is really long.
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For you movie fans, Godzilla just turned 60. The next film in the series will feature him joining with AARP to attack forces that want to reform Social Security.
Last week Americans turned back their clocks — to 1930. That was the last time Republicans had the kind of majority in the House they won in Tuesday’s election. Of course, 1930 isn’t exactly a year Republicans like to remember.
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Could it be just a coincidence that Americans voted for a sharply divided government at the same time they voted to make marijuana legal in Washington, D.C.? Sounds like “the grand experiment” just took an interesting turn.
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It’s bad enough we have a budget deficit in Washington. Now we’ll have a munchies deficit, as well.
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Lest you think official Washington will remain sober as it tries to work through the nation’s problems, consider that President Obama’s first reaction to losing Congress was that he looked forward to sharing bourbon with the new Republican Senate president. It may not be prudent any longer to ask, “What’s the buzz in Washington?”
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I don’t think this is what computer people mean when they say everything is moving to the cloud.
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Democrats in Utah bucked the national trend and actually gained a seat in the state House, meaning they now get to move their caucus meetings out of the janitor’s closet.
---
Nationally, Democrats spent election season trying to distance themselves from President Obama. Apparently, the voters said, “OK, we can help you with that.”
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A 102-year-old woman in Los Angeles voted for the first time on Tuesday. Apparently, she wanted to really study the issues and be sure before casting a vote for William Howard Taft.
---
Actually, 102-year-old Guadalupe Portillo became a naturalized U.S. citizen just before casting a ballot. She said she hopes to see Congress pass immigration reform in her lifetime. Apparently, when opponents of reform say people need to “get in line” for citizenship, the line is really long.
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For you movie fans, Godzilla just turned 60. The next film in the series will feature him joining with AARP to attack forces that want to reform Social Security.
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