Fertilized eggs don’t have much in common with flooded homes, but Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is holding up a flood insurance bill until the Senate votes to recognize the life begins at conception. The reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program, which expires at the end of July and currently insures 5.6 million flood-prone properties, was expected to pass with little fuss. But then Paul signaled he wanted a vote on “when life begins.

Today in small-government conservatism. (via motherjones)

“WE WANT SMALL GOVERMENT” They cry, with their arms elbow deep in our twats.

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motherjones: What’s up, Washington State. March was an epically weird weather month.

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What’s up, Washington State.

March was an epically weird weather month.

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