Yeah, that one was a victory for common sense -- a rarity in Washington!

:-)

-CW

The SCOTUS ruled you can't patent genes ...

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57589140/supreme-court-says-human-genes-cannot-be-patented/

Good for them!

Decision was 9-0 so apparently there are some things which can be agreed upon independent of politics :)

-David

Doh!!!

You will be missed! By me, at least. I'm happy because this is the first one of these shindigs I will not have to fly to enjoy.

Everyone else -

Here's what I would have written about. The irony is so thick you can slice it with a butter knife:

http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/local/government-politics/va-gop-rescinds-request-for-concealed-handgun-data/article_6579e69c-d2af-11e2-9c0d-0019bb30f31a.html

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/06/11/republican-party-of-virginia-in-hot-water-over-request-for-gun-details.html

GOP passes law to prevent public access to gun records, only to find out that the only ones accessing gun records (for their mailing list) is the state GOP.

[in Homer Simpson voice]
"Mmmmmmmm... irony..."

:-)

-CW

Can't make this year due to a friend's wedding.

It's a shame as I was hoping to make the trip westward.

-David