More News Amusement

From BBC,

Apparently Paul Herold of Blaine, Minnesota is having some problems. He signed up to run for city council. Unfortunately, since then he has gotten a time consuming job, and feels that he can no longer devote enough time to the citizens of the town to be on the council. The only way to get out of this mess is either to move out of the city district, or to not show up for swearing in, forcing the small town to pay $30,000 on a special election. He has thus taken the logical step of attempting to persuade people not to vote for him, and actively campaigning for his opponents.

The problem: He still got enough votes to clear the first hurdle. He is now on the main ballot.

The question: If you lose to a man who is actively trying to lose, and who is even campaigning for you, can you ever show your face in public again, or does that immediately qualify you for attorney general?

All Fall Down

Well, North Korea has the bomb.

I'll wait to read the technical info as it comes in, but the initial results do not look promising. And just on the tails of China and South Korea claiming that this cannot be tolerated.

This is yet another bit of news that does not belong in the "Making the World a Better Place" category.