Capitol Hill grows up

After three long years, members of Congress can finally order French fries again.

Incredibly, the alias "freedom fries" lasted this entire time, despite the fact that the French have ostensibly been proven correct (they believed the Iraq invasion was "premature").

Congratulations to House Republicans, for finally outgrowing childish tantrums. How about you take a look at the deficit now?

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Hey, some good news! The creationist wackos in Kansas have taken a beating in the latest school board election! The New York Times has the story.

For those of you who haven't really been paying attention to the tide of battle between the Intelligent Design proponents and the advocates of traditional education and evolution, Kansas has been a focal point, with the state board of education mandating last year that public schools had to teach ID as a viable "theory" right up there next to evolution, which was also to be presented as only a "theory," and not as scientific fact.

Now, however, the state school board has swung back in favor of more intelligent-pun intended- administrators, politicians who don't favor creationism or bible-thumping in public schools.

The effects, fortunately, may be wide-ranging. From CNN:

"Critics of Kansas' science standards worried that if conservatives retained the board's majority, it would lead to attempts in other states to copy the Kansas standards.

'There are people around the country who would like to see the Kansas standards in their own states,' said Eugenie Scott, director of the National Center for Science Education in Oakland, California, which supports the teaching of evolution."

For a point of reference, creationists believe that the Earth was created a mere 10,000 years ago. A new creationist museum in Kentucky even depicts Adam and Eve walking around in the same jungle as dinosaurs.

Here's a question, though- Creationists believe that life is simply too complex to have arisen by chance. Still, even if we were designed, how do we know who designed us? The Bible? Is that the only authority?

Shit. I've answered my own question. Stupid of me to expect any kind of evidence or a logical answer, I suppose.