Man rapes his 12-year old daughter repeatedly. Gets 60 days in jail.

Leftover sends this, a sad and upsetting story about a Montana man who raped his daughter multiple times, and in court, got just 60 days in jail. Two months. This after: Prosecutors had recommended a mandatory 25-year sentence, 100 years with 75 suspended, which is what state law calls for. Judge John McKeon‘s response? The problem …

Why Medicaid for Flint, and Medicare for Montana?

Leftover sends this, an exploration as to why the folks of Flint, Mich., were given Medicaid for their toxic water, and the folks of Libby, Mont., were given Medicare for life. Writes Donna Smith at Common Dreams: Governor Snyder pressed the Feds to expand Medicaid coverage to children and youth under 21 years old and to …

States that let the terrorists win, with caveats

This map was posted on Facebook yesterday, and it’s been the subject  of much discussion, in part because  in part because — to my knowledge — it hasn’t been updated since 11/16. As Leftover so eloquently (I’m not being snide here) pointed out in the comments, Montana, for one, is mislabeled. The governor has said he …

The richest person in your state

Forbes has compiled a list, and I slavishly clicked through to Connecticut’s big money person and it is: Ray Dalio, a hedge fund guy, worth an estimated $15.4 billion (with a b). (And Leftover? A guy named Dennis Washington is your state’s richest person. Know him?) We should probably add these people onto our prayer …