Opportunistic Invertebrates

Political Expediency: Despite the denials – and notwithstanding the merits of either cause – I think the Shiavo case exposes that religious conservatives are just as willing to abuse the distribution of power between state and federal branches of the judiciary to promote an agenda as some people on the left did with gay marriage. The constitution can not be customized to promote anyone's special cause.

Renegade Octopi: Based on this news report from ABC, I think we should hardly be surprised if one day the octopi swarm out of the sea, don hats, scarves, and shoes, and attempt to pass themselves off as humans. (Right. As if we wouldn’t notice.)