that The Onion is a satirical website. It’s satire. It isn’t real. Calm down.

We are all familiar with the famous red and blue shaded Obama/Hope image. This is a fun site that lets people create their own Obamicon image. All you need is a picture to upload. In commemeration of the Messiah’s inauguration, you may want to create your own Obamicon. Some of my favs:

1) Smoke (BO)
2) Grope (Clinton)
3) Yes Wii Can (Wii)
3) Pope (JPII)
4) Stay Classy (Ron Burgundy)
5) New Hope (R2D2)

with the fact that the video is satire. The Onion is one of my favorite sites. They have some really funny stuff on there. This is one of my favorites.

Obama Win Causes Obsessive Supporters To Realize How Empty Their Lives Are

http://www.theonion.com/content/video/obama_win_causes_obsessive

http://www.redstate.com/streetwise/2009/01/15/sacred-doves-llc-invest-now/

Lefty-leaning site The Stranger has an article about a proposal to decriminalize marijuana in Washington state. This wouldn’t be terribly interesting news, except that part of their justification is to save money that could then be used for children’s healthcare:

Three representatives introduced a bill in the state house this morning that would reduce the penalty for marijuana possession to a mere $100 fine. [Update: Nine additional co-sponsors have signed on.] Under current law, possessing as little as one joint is punishable by up to 90 days in jail. In Washington last year, 11,553 people were arrested on marijuana possession charges.

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Representative Brendan Williams (D-22, Olympia), one of the bills co-sponsors, says he plans to “frame it in terms of the tradeoff in the budget discussion … and set a square alternative. He says conservative legislators could be attracted to the cost-saving argument for decriminalization more than ever. “Do you choose to provide health care for x number of children or fund criminalizing marijuana possession?” he asks. For example, Williams cites a cost analysis of pot busts taken from Washington State Institute for Public Policy data that shows, based on the number of arrests in 2007, Washington would save $7.5 million by passing the law.

Hmm, maybe someone should pass this on to Obama, his attorney general nominee, and the members in Congress debating SCHIP.