Breaking News and a few thoughts on the year

Here's an Andy Rooney question for you: Why is it that those climate change deniers who say cold weather in winter disproves global warming don't claim that hot weather in summer proves it? Scientist answers question "How can you say global warming is occurring when it's so cold outside?" A: "We have a scientific term for this phenomenon: it's called winter." **************************A surprisingly large number of American conservative Catholics don't believe Pope Francis understands Christianity....************** I found a website where I can get a PhD for $29.99. I may go back to school this year! ************************* One hundred million Americans are moving to Colorado today. *********************************** Nearly one half of all Republicans now deny evolution: some days I think we have to be the stupidest f****** country on the planet; other days I think we're fourth or fifth stupidest. *************************************** Political observation: year after year after year Republicans block, thwart, filibuster, sabotage, and undermine every effort made by President Obama and Democrats to make things better, so they can then complain about how bad everything is. ************************************************** Breaking News: Donald Trump claims Ted Cruz' Canadian birth certificate is a forgery by Canadian officials in order to thwart Ted Cruz presidential ambitions and is sending the same detective agency to Calgary to investigate that he earlier sent to Hawaii. "Canada is obviously covering up the facts of the falsified Canadian birth certificate, and went so far as to plant phony birth stories in the Ottowa Daily back in Dec. of 1970, after his Cuban father and American mother plotted to have Ted run for President in 2016," Trump said. "We are also investigating the suspicious circumstances regarding the death of Myrtl Cabanac, the Alberta, Canada, Registrar of Documents, who died at the age of 93, in 2011, the year before Ted Cruz was elected to the US Senate. She had been in perfect health until he suffered a stroke in 2008, a heart attack in 2009, had COPD, went into a coma in 2010, and was finally taken off life support just before Ted Cruz was sworn into office as a US Senator. Clearly a massive cover-up of a national conspiracy is taking place," Trump said. "I'll get to the bottom of this no matter what it takes. Such anti-American behavior by our neighbor to the north is vile and despicable." ******************************** Breaking News: The Republican National Committee announced today it was firing Reince Priebus as Chairman and will replace him with Phil Robertson of the A & E reality show, Duck Dynasty. "Although this will hurt us with virtually every demographic except conservative white men, this is the direction the party is going, so we think this is a good move," said David Duke, former KKK leader and new head of the minority outreach program for the Republican party. "And his outreach to young voters, particularly unmarried 15 year old girls, is particularly noteworthy." *************************************** Things that make you go Huh? Senator Ted Cruz in Jan. 2013 - We need to shut down the government to force the repeal of Obamacare. Ted Cruz in Feb.. 2013 - We need to shut down the government to force the repeal of Obamacare. Ted Cruz in Mar. 2013 - We need to shut down the government to force the repeal of Obamacare. Ted Cruz in Apr. 2013 - We need to shut down the government to force the repeal of Obamacare. Ted Cruz in May 2013 - We need to shut down the government to force the repeal of Obamacare. Ted Cruz in June 2013 - We need to shut down the government to force the repeal of Obamacare. Ted Cruz in July 2013 - We need to shut down the government to force the repeal of Obamacare. Ted Cruz in Aug. 2013 - We need to shut down the government to force the repeal of Obamacare. Ted Cruz in Sept.. 2013 - We need to shut down the government to force the repeal of Obamacare. Ted Cruz in Oct. 2013 - We need to shut down the government to force the repeal of Obamacare. Ted Cruz in Nov. 2013 - Well, I never said it would work. Ted Cruz in Dec. 2013 - I had nothing to do with shutting down the government. It was Obama's fault. ******************************************** Seasonal irony - The same folks who get their panties in a bunch about taking the Christ out of Christmas are the ones who take the "holy" out of "holidays." Have a Happy Dog New Year! Bud