The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

This morning, I had the pleasure ::tries not to laugh:: of seeing a post on Facebook with a picture which said, "Obama lecturing us on gun rights is like getting parenting tips from Casey Anthony." I had to read this over several times and I imagine the look on my face was reminiscent of a person who just woke up at 6 am with a hangover, and is not exactly sure where they are. I suppose if we want to look at the comparison from a very vague, simplistic manner, then I suppose one could make the argument that since Casey Anthony was an awful parent, the post is merely trying to suggest that President Obama is an awful lecturer on gun rights. That's the only halfway feasible explanation I can come up with, however. Casey Anthony and her boyfriend appeared to be very careless with their daughter, which factored in to the child's death. They then allegedly attempted to cover up the girl's death out of sheer panic when they discovered she had indeed died. So no, i...

As with a lot of things in life, when it comes to the Casey Anthony verdict, I'm kind of in the gray (grey) area. I saw a poll taken shortly after the verdict was announced and about 49% of people thought she was guilty, while 51% thought she was either not guilty or that she was guilty of a lesser crime than murder. I think I fall into that third group right there, from a legal standpoint. A lot of people went the common sense route and stated that she had to have been part of the murder since she didn't report that her daughter was missing for 30 days. I too agree that that's a little (very...) messed up, but common sense, unfortunately, doesn't equal hard evidence. I do wonder why Ms. Anthony wasn't found guilty on the charge of aggravated child abuse. That decision puzzled me some. However, when it came to the charge of murder, I don't believe there was enough hard evidence to convict her. Do I think she was likely guilty? Probably. I also have suspicion...