"We wuv U! (And we hates Barack and Hillary!)"
-Isn't it romantic?-
What to get your sweetie for Valentine's Day? A box of chocolates? Not good for you. A bouquet of flowers? So played out. Diamonds? In this economy; you're kidding, right?
The tender and poetic souls at the National Republican Party come to the rescue with Valentines eCards that spell out your love, while hating on the right candidates. Among the choices are Barack Obama saying, "Three years in the U.S. Senate qualifies me to wish you a happy Valentine's Day," or Hillary Clinton's message that "If I could rearrange the alphabet, I'd put T and AX together."
Romantic? Nope. Funny? Still nope. (RNC)
-Headline of the day-
"GOP lawmaker apologizes for calling unwed teen parents 'sluts'."
Republican state rep Larry Liston of Colorado Springs is catching heat for being an insulting ass. At a GOP caucus meeting, Liston complained about the way pregnant teenagers are treated these days. "In my parents' day and age, they were sent away, they were shunned, they were called what they are," Liston said. "There was at least a sense of shame." According to the report, "He then used the word 'slut,' adding, 'I don't mean just the women. I mean the men, too."
After it became clear that pining for the good old days when knocked up teenage sluts were sent off to have their children in secret shame wasn't going to fly, Liston explained his comments.
"I regret using the word," Liston said. "It was an inadvertent comment." There you go, then. It was all an accident. He meant to say they should be treated with respect and compassion, but say that five times fast and see if the word "slut" doesn't come out. It's like a tongue twister.
In comparison, David Schuster looks pretty good... (Raw Story)
-The best defense is anything other than this one-
Defense contractor Brent Wilkes has an amazing defense against charges that he engaged in bribery of an elected official for handing out cash rewards to Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham. According to the report, "In recent years the U.S. Supreme Court has said judges can't impose a sentence based on any factors that were not found to be true, beyond a reasonable doubt, by a jury."
And the defense hinges there. Wilkes' lawyer, Mark Geragos, "said there was no jury finding that Cunningham was an elected official." That's right, the jury never found that U.S. Representative Randall Cunningham was elected to some sort of office. Not stating the freakin' obvious is, apparently, an impediment to justice.
While already found guilty of "bribing an elected official, handing out more than one bribe, being an organizer or leader of the scheme, and engaging in sophisticated money laundering," Wilkes and Geragos are hoping to knock a few years off a 60 year recommended sentence with the ploy.
I wouldn't hold my breath. (San Diego Union-Tribune, via Think Progress)
