The Very Embarrassing, Stupid, If Not Crazy Republicans and Right Wing in the Nation in general and Missouri, specifically

Fresh evidence:

JeffCo Recorder Asks Why Military Hasn't Ousted Obama Yet

These people would be unbelievable if we hadn't already seen so much of this nonsense in the last few decades:

Jefferson County Recorder of Deeds Debbie Dunnegan took to her Facebook page this week to ask her military friends why no one has taken action against "our domestic enemy... supposedly the commander in chief." That's right, she asked why President Obama hasn't been taken care of (or something) by the military yet. Apparently, in Dunnegan's Constitution the military has "the authority" to oust the President for unspecified misdeeds.

And at this point, it's not as though Ms. Waters can deny it, either. Of course, she can do what other people have done of late and say someone took over her Facebook page which I don't think any reasonable person would believe or accept.

Of course, what she's speaking of here is a coup d'eta, an overthrowing of our elected government and representatives.

How very Third World, "Banana Republic" of her.

Apparently, what Ms. Waters here isn't aware of, what she's "missing" is the US Constitution.

I wonder what her stances were when that last occupant of the White House lied to us to get us to attack another foreign, sovereign nation which is illegal both by our own, internal, national laws as well as against external, international laws.

No. Wait. I don't wonder. I'm pretty sure I know.

Link to original story here:  http://www.progressmissouri.org/content/jeffco-recorder-asks-why-military-hasnt-ousted-obama-yet

Sewage rates in Alabama due to federal requirements

I was reading the news today when I was struck by this rather explosive headline: Alabama Residents Furious Over Possible Rate Increases: ‘If They Let This Stuff Happen They Are Going to Get the Biggest Riot the South Has Ever Seen’ It seems people are paying sewage and water bills from the city to the tune of $150 per month--and it's been threatened with big increases. What got me about the story, as far as KC is concerned is this: "Sewage and water rates (on average) have increased faster than inflation because the federal government has demanded that cities replace their “worn-out” sewer facilities to meet federal clean-water standards. When a federal judge forced Jefferson County to upgrade its outdated sewer system, officials decided to finance the project with bonds." Now, they did make a big mistake by taking out floating interest rate loans for the bonds but here's another big problem: "The sewage system was supposed to cost $300 million. However, since the project started in 1996, the costs have risen to $3.1 billion after various problems and a series of bond and derivatives deals fell through in 2008. Not surprisingly, a large amount of corruption was involved. JP Morgan Securities and two of its former directors have been fined for trying to bribe to Jefferson County employees and politicians in a bid to win business financing for the sewer project. Six former Jefferson County commissioners have been found guilty of accepting bribes, along with 15 other state officials." Hopefull nothing remotely similar will happen here in little ol' KCMO with the new sewers we're supposed to be getting. Here's hoping. Enjoy your weekend, y'all. Link to original article: http://news.yahoo.com/alabama-residents-furious-over-rate-increases-let-stuff-202403568.html

Oh, look--he didn't need a gun

I just saw this headline and story:

"Teacher tackles gunman supected in school shooting"

As soon as I read it, I had to laugh, internally.

Upon checking it out, I found that some 32 year old chucklehead in Littleton, Colorado--not far from Columbine, it should be noted--was going through a high school's parking lot, shooting students at the end of their school day.

He had already wounded two and was reloading when this teacher, one David Benke, tackled the gunman and shut him down.

The story reported the shooter "...has an arrest record in Colorado dating back to 1996 for menacing, assault, domestic violence and driving under the influence, and he is believed to have a history of mental issues."

Another case that, maybe, possibly, if we had to register all weapons in the country, this shooting might not have happened. I doubt it but it could be.

Also, thank goodness he had a bolt action rifle and not a stupidly, sadly legal semi-automatic or he could wreaked far more damage, far faster, and possibly/likely killed students and/or teachers.

But yes, I had to laugh.

Just think, Mr. Benke stopped a gunman, a shooter, and to do it, he didn't need a gun himself.

Imagine that.