What separation?

From a story in the Herald-Leader:

The Kentucky Office of Homeland Security has the right to publicly declare "dependence on Almighty God as being vital to the security of the Commonwealth," the state Court of Appeals ruled Friday. 

State law requires the Office of Homeland Security to publicize God's benevolent protective powers in its official reports and on a plaque posted outside the entrance to the state Emergency Operations Center in Frankfort.

Yeah, this seems like it will stand up to court challenges.

NASCAR cheating? Gasp.

This shouldn't be surprising:

Crack by Knaus draws NASCAR scrutiny

Crew chief Chad Knaus told driver Jimmie Johnson over the radio pre-race that if he won he had to damage the rear of his car after last week's race. No matter what their cover story is, there's zero chance this was for any reason other than to hide something done to the car that was outside the rules.

The most surprising thing about his isn't that Knaus would cheat (he's been caught before) but that he would be dumb enough to say it over the radio.

What? Tennessee cracking down on Occupy protesters?

State tells Occupy Nashville it must have permit, liability insurance

Who saw this one coming? Making protesters pay for a permit? Only if they're not Tea Partiers.

The state curfew bans anybody from being on the plaza from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Protests would be allowed by permit between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Those permits would cost $65 a day and groups would also be required to buy $1 million in liability insurance coverage.

Wow.

The more I read about Steve Jobs...

...the clearer it becomes that he was crazy (i.e., he wanted to meet Obama but refused to ask him, instead insisting that Obama "make the first move." Egomaniac, maybe?).

The real reason why Steve Jobs drove without a license plate

What does he have against license plates?

Imagine that...

First, the story: After Alabama Immigration Law, Few Americans Taking Immigrants' Work

Now, Stephen Colbert on The Colbert Report commenting on Alabama's efforts to use prisoners to take the jobs left behind by immigrants:

Turns out, Americans who've chose a life of crime don't have quite the same work ethic as Guatemalans who've walked through 500 miles of desert to feed their children.

Overly dramatic much?

Talladega exposes dark side of racing | www.thatsracin.com:

Jim Utter from That's Racin' seems infatuated with this whole "team orders" thing from the past weekend's Talladega race. Although it's been denied, it appears Ford drivers were told to work only with other Ford drivers, as they're in a tight points battle.

What is so shocking about this?

The tandem racing at Talladega is a ridiculous result of the rules in place. The fact that drivers need to work in pairs -- not just in packs, but pairs -- creates a fertile situation for this.

And frankly, it's about time the make of the car mattered. The Ford vs. Chevy debate used to mean something, but with the cars all looking the same, it's come to mean very little.

So I think it's nice to see drivers showing loyalty to the badge on the car.

This gif brings me joy

By the very definition....

....conspiracies don't die just because you "prove" them false. So yeah, I wondered where this was.

Keith Olbermann Lashes Out At Fox News

The above headline was on this story.

Is this really a headline?

Can I haz this meme, pleez?

Can I haz this meme, pleez?

(Taken from this story.)

If Obama does it, it must be bad

The GOP is clearly running on the "not-him" platform heading into 2012. It's great for its base, but it's really not necessary. The base clearly wants to vote against "him" (Obama, for those of you confused).

This story caught my attention as a great example of the "not-him" strategy. I would rhetorically ask who could possibly complain about removing a hated dictator from power and paving the way for a democracy with no loss of American lives and at a fraction of the cost of similar operations in Iraq and Afghanistan -- all in around six months' time. But the answer, of course, is Lindsay Graham:

A problem for the GOP

It's tough to know just what to make of the Tea Party -- is it the last political gasp of a dying minority? (Anyone who has lived in a red state will doubt this.) Is it just the rantings of a vocal minority? (More likely; they are a majority in some areas, but nationally are a minority.)

Whatever it is, it's clearly a thorn in the side of Democrats, but it's going to increasingly become a thorn in the side of Republicans when it comes time to actually win elections.