Rare 'frost quakes' startle Midwest

Chuck Herron heard the loud thud, then another and another. It sounded like someone was dropping big snowballs on the roof of his home.The house is more than 100 years old and creaks, Herron said, "but I'd never heard anything like that before.".... http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_25068691/rare-frost-quakes-startle-midwest?source=rss&cid=dlvr.it

U.S. States eye return to firing squads, electric chairs

With lethal-injection drugs in short supply and new questions looming about their effectiveness, lawmakers in some death penalty states are considering bringing back relics of a more gruesome past:

firing squads, electrocutions and gas chambers.

http://nypost.com/2014/01/28/states-consider-reviving-old-fashioned-executions/

Bill Clinton Angry Dems Don’t Revere Him Like GOP Does Ronald Reagan..

"I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky." Bill Clinton Monica Lewinsky scandal (January 26, 1998)

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Actually I dont think many Dems care about this but I thought it was a good fit.. @goldcoastblog

White House docs say pot causes brain damage and lower IQ in teens, alcohol does not

President Obama’s latest claims about marijuana are contradicted by research and official positions of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, which is part of the White House. And Mr. Obama’s words have anti-drug leaders worried about negative repercussions among youth.

Mr. Obama claimed to The New Yorker magazine that marijuana is no worse than cigarettes or alcohol and he promoted state efforts by Colorado and Washington to legalize marijuana, which remains illegal under federal law.

http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jan/21/obamas-white-house-drug-experts-contradict-his-mar/

"You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong." Lincoln

Letterman's Top 10 Reasons to Vote Democrat in 2014

10. I’ll vote Democrat because I love the fact that I can now marry whom and whatever I want.  I've decided to marry my German Shepherd. 

9. I’ll vote Democrat because I believe oil company's profits of 4% on a gallon of gas are obscene, but the government taxing the same gallon of gas at 15% isn't. 

8. I’ll vote Democrat because I believe the government will do a better job of spending the money I earn than I would. 

7. I’ll vote Democrat because Freedom of Speech is fine as long as nobody is offended by it. 

6. I’ll vote Democrat because I'm way too irresponsible to own a gun, and I know that my local police are all I need to protect me from murderers and thieves. I am also thankful that we have a 911 service that get police to your home in order to identify your body after a home invasion. 

5. I’ll vote Democrat because I'm not concerned about millions of babies being aborted so long as we keep all death row inmates alive and comfy. 

4. I’ll vote Democrat because I think illegal aliens have a right to free health care, education, and Social Security benefits, and we should take away the Social Security from those who paid into it. 

3. I’ll vote Democrat because I believe that businesses should NOT be allowed to make profits for themselves. They need to break even and give the rest away to the government for redistribution as the Democrats see fit. 

2. I’ll vote Democrat because I believe liberal judges need to rewrite the Constitution every few days to suit some fringe kooks who would never get their agendas past the voters. 

and the No. 1 reason I'll vote Democrat is:

1. I’ll vote Democrat because I think that it's better to pay billions for their oil to people who hate us, but not drill our own because it might upset some endangered beetle, gopher, fish or frog.