Jesse ain’t half the crazy Bachmann is, and he’s at least twice as smart.
Alabama.
There’s currently a bill in the legislature calling for a mandatory transvaginal ultrasound for any women wanting abortions*. At any given time there are at least four dozen elected officials representing us here and in D.C. that make you nostalgic for the sanity and moderate tones of George “Segregation now! Segregation forever!” Wallace. One legislator that I won’t even attempt to google stated a few days ago that Jews brought their problems on themselves by turning away from God and America is now following them and said those who disagree aren’t educated (he has a 2 year degree from a community college). The first famous Ten Commandments Judge Roy Moore (and former long-term professional kickboxer- no, really) who was successfully impeached and removed as Supreme Court Chief Justice for illegally installing a washer-dryer sized 10 Commandments monument in the S.C. building at night and refusing to remove it then took it on tour is now launching a rebid for the Chief Justice position; his campaign war chest includes a $50,000 donation from a white supremacist neo-Confederate organization headed by one of Moore’s best friends, but he wants it clearly understood that he doesn’t necessarily approve of them. And that’s just the warm-up.
I still say “No, really, we’re not all like that in this state” but increasingly I sound like Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka (“no. stop. don’t.”) when I do it.
*In fairness most of the legislators in favor of it thought Transvaginal was where Dracula lived and wanted to make sure none of the women were carrying vampire babies.
I’m sure you meant to explain that this is not because they are in favor of *aborting *vampire babies; it’s just to keep Transylvanian/Transvaginal immigrant wannabees from creating anchor babies.
Worse than either one of them is state senator Dan Patrick. He is the bible-thumper responsible for that monstrosity piece of legislation requiring sonograms to be shown to prospective abortion clients.
Ignorance fought, Clothy - thanks for that.
And we did elect ol’ Mitt as governor.
I seem to recall that his rival wanted to show her tattoo on national TV…:rolleyes:
Your governors do have quite a track record of going from one form of public housing (governor’s mansion) to another form (one with bars & razor wire). Though I still think PA’s got you beat. In the past couple of years, we’ve wiped out much of the *senior *leadership in the house/senate with one criminal charge or another. Or more specifically, 137 of 'em :eek: in the case of Vince Fumo.
Then we have snowballs
“Future Pennsylvania governor and Eagles fan Edward Rendell got caught up in the fallout from that game when he admitted to a reporter that he was involved in the bedlam. The then-former Philadelphia district attorney and future mayor and governor had bet another fan $20 that the fan couldn’t reach the field with a snowball; Rendell lost.”
& the proper way to answer reporter’s questions
“In 1994, Rendell put a newspaper reporter in a headlock when he objected to her questions.”
Yes, but you forgot Jon Kyl…
Look on the bright side. While Pennsylvania is known for snowballs and Santorum, at least it’s not known for combining the two.
So… Let’s everybody move to Vermont!
One of the cities with the lowest property taxes in the state got butthurt a few years ago when the state wanted them to pay more as a “donor town” towards a more uniform statewide property tax. So they proposed seceding, and possibly becoming part of Alaska.
:smack: Doh! I KNEW there was someone else. What an ASS he is!
Ah, yes. Pennsylvania politics. Like herpes, it’s the gift that keeps on giving.
Can I add the total lack of deviousness in the current Republican legislature and governorship? It’s still all kinds of fucked up and rotten, but these people are brazen. And thanks to the mouth-breathers and idiots in Pennsylvania’s flyover country, they’ll live to see a second term.
Of course, if the Democrats can run someone with some statewide name recognition and the balls to take the Pubbies head-on, we might be in better shape. But apparently, those people don’t exist. So we’re stuck.
I wish an alligator would eat Mitch Daniels and Mike Pence, but i suppose the alligators have standards…
We also passed some asinine right-to-work bill and chopped funding for Planned Parenthood.