The Morning Blog

The Libyan mess just got profoundly messier. The European Union is now petitioning the UN for permission to put soldiers on the ground. To be honest, I wasn't even aware that the EU had a standing military. I always thought they were just diplomats and bankers. Apparently though, they do maintain a couple of battle groups on active status that are composed of a rotating group of it's members. Unbelievably, the main battle group at this time is dominated by Germany. That's right, Germany. The EU member state that ABSOLUTELY DOES NOT WANT TO BE IN LIBYA:

France and Britain have been the main hawks on Libya while Germany has been the most vocal opponent of the bombing campaign. Berlin stunned its allies by abandoning the UK, France, and the US in the security council vote last month that mandated the bombing.

Danke Schoen, Darling...Danke Schoen...

Kacee Bait: This time, play it with feeling!

I don't think anyone will ever be able to explain the ban on online poker to me. What possible business is it of the federal government? How on Earth is prosecuting adults for playing a silly card game an even remotely appropriate expenditure of Department of Justice funds? Surely, they can find something better to do with their time and our money.

This might keep them busy for example. Hmm...Having read that, I'm now feeling more than a bit peckish. Let's eat some Italian.

Pretty solid decision here by a judge: He dismissed a DUI conviction against an elderly woman. He ruled that given that she'd just been in a crash and given her age, asking her to stand on one leg and balance wasn't the most accurate way to determine her sobriety. She also passed the three other field sobriety tests that officers demanded of her, including the shot put and acrobatics.

Breaking news! Finally...We can all rest easy now.

I'll give credit where it's due: Arizona governor, Jan Brewer (whom I certainly do not care for), has vetoed her states birther bill. It would have required presidential candidates to prove that they're not Kenyan space-aliens before they could appear on the ballot in Arizona. Frankly, I feel as though she's doing a small part to back her state away from any further embarrassment:

“I do not support designating one person as the gatekeeper to the ballot for a candidate, which could lead to arbitrary or politically motivated decisions,” said Brewer, who was secretary of state until she became governor in 2009.

“In addition, I never imagined being presented with a bill that could require candidates for president of the greatest and most powerful nation on Earth to submit their ‘early baptismal circumcision certificates’ among other records to the Arizona secretary of state,” she said. “This is a bridge too far.”

Speaking of embarrassment, the TSA may not be permitted to publicly humiliate children much longer. Well, at least not without the permission of the child's parents. And what loving mum or dad wouldn't give the go-ahead to a stranger that wants to run his fingers through their child's waistband?

Here's a brief rundown of the terrible transformation of a once decent man into an awful, changed creature. I present to you, the horrifying story of the Were-Bush!

April is the cruelest month.

Were I able, I would gladly watch this show, in which a magician exposes magical scams or as some call it: religion.

Which naturally enough, brings us to the wit and wisdom of Charlie Manson.

That said, Christopher Hitchens of all people, would like to say some nice things about the King James Bible. It's certainly got an interesting history, I'll give it that.

Sadly, India has discovered that Marxism doesn't work out that well for their poor either.

Finally...

The Pulitzers ignore Chuck Norris at their peril!