Syndicated columnist Molly Ivins dies at 62

Best-selling author and columnist Molly Ivins, the sharp-witted liberal who skewered the political establishment and referred to President Bush as “Shrub,” died Wednesday after a long battle with breast cancer. She was 62…Read The Rest at MSNBC.com

36 years ago today

Thirty-six years ago today, Sen. George McGovern (D-SD) becomes the first official 1972 presidential candidate.(h/t – Ken Rudin)

Most Republican Law Makers Kill Booster Seat Bill

In what can only be described as yet another in a long line of mind-blowingly stupid legislative casualties, Republican Reps in the state House have displayed what I am forced to assume is open hostility against children.From the Salt Lake Tribune:The full House...