Snack Break

+ Can we finally put this issue to rest now? Yesterday, voters in Wellington, Kansas, faced a citywide referendumb on whether a prescription would be required for over-the-counter allergy drugs. This drug warrior measure was as idiotic as you might imagine. Well, it got defeated 74% to 26%.

+ After 2 aides to Maryland's right-wing former Gov. Bob Ehrlich were indicted in June for racially motivated phone calls to suppress the vote, now the verdict for one of the aides is in: GUILTY! The robocalls had gone out to countless voters telling them to "relax" because the election was already over - even though it wasn't. One of the aides was convicted yesterday on all 4 counts related to the deceptive robocalls. Unbelievably, he tried saying his attempt at election fraud was protected by the First Amendment. There's a word for that: stupid!

+ The TSA is at it again. This time, the TSA accused a teenage girl on a flight from Norfolk to Jacksonville of committing a federal offense because her purse had the design of a small Wild West-style gun on it. As a result of the TSA's panic, the girl missed her flight. Jeez, the TSA still keeps getting dumber by the day, don't it?