science wins in ohio, kansas

In both Ohio and Kansas, school board elections were held today.  It appears that all 4 Ohio Board of Ed candidates who ran on a pro-science, anti-ID platform have won.  Ohio’s strongest ID proponent, Deborah Owens-Fink, lost to pro-science challenger Tom Sawyer. Fink mustered only 29% of the vote.  In Kansas, the Republicans won most of their races, but thanks to the primary victories, all but 2 of those running were pro-science.

Wanna move? I hear Flagstaff's nice this time of year...

Gay marriage ban rejected in Arizona - Yahoo! News:

Arizona became the first state to defeat an amendment to ban gay marriage

Nevermind...

They approved four that arose out of frustration over the influx of illegal immigrants: One measure makes English the state's official language, while another expands the list of government benefits denied to illegal immigrants.

I like this language, but not THAT much...

Back to good news!

South Dakota voters defeated a measure that would have made their state the first to strip immunity from judges, exposing them to the possibility of lawsuits.

Judicial independence survives another cycle...

A quote for Mr. Rove

"You run a government with the electorate you have, not the electorate you want."

a bit late for now, but still relevant...

Jhuger - Learn from History!:

In the late 1700s some people wanted democratic rule. Conservative elements of the church pointed to the Bible and said it proved that the king ruled by God's will.

In the mid 1800s some people wanted to end slavery. Conservative elements of the church pointed to the Bible and said it proved that God approved of slavery.

In the early 1900s some people wanted to give women the vote. Conservative elements of the church pointed to the Bible and said it proved that God made women inferior to men.

In the mid 1900s some people wanted to end segregation. Conservative elements of the church pointed to the Bible and said it proved God wanted to keep the races separate.

When you look back at how your parents and grandparents dealt with these things, are you ashamed or proud?

Now some people want to allow gay marriage. Conservative elements of the church are pointing to the Bible and saying it proves God hates homosexuality.

When your children and grandchildren look back at how you deal with this, will they be ashamed or proud?

new result - CNN calls for Tester to win Montana

At 100%, he's up by 0.7%, well above the 0.25% that Montana requires for a recount.  Thus, the Senate is at a minimum a 50/50 tie, as it was earlier in the Bush Jr. era after the Vermont defection.

Bush and co STILL can't tell a joke...

...and not be incredibly insulting and condescending and full of, as thatliardiego put it, frat-boy humor.

Pharyngula: Take the gloves off already:

"In my first act of bipartisan outreach since the election, I shared with her the names of some Republican interior decorators who can help her pick out the the new drapes for her new offices." -- Bush.

And, just like Kerry, he stumbled over it ("d-decorators") even as he was actually reading it.  Video here.