Yellowstone Heat

Terrorism, the Constitution, our system of justice, Guantanamo, credit cards, bankruptcy. You may look at this week as one of our elected betters dealing with important issues of national importance...and you'd be right. But in the distraction, carnage, and horror of Dick Cheney climbing out from under his bridge to publicly eat three billy goats who had transgressed his waterway, you probably forgot perhaps the single most important thing to happen this week: we don't have to take Smokey the Bear's shit any more, we can now pack heat in national parks.

The House voted Wednesday to join the Senate in approving sweeping restrictions on the credit card industry, as well as an unrelated measure, which the House passed separately, to allow loaded guns in parks.
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The other measure, to restore a Bush administration policy allowing loaded guns in national parks, had been pushed by conservative Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., who persuaded the Senate to add it to its version of the credit card legislation.
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But since the gun measure passed, by a vote of 279-147, it nevertheless gets attached to the main bill and becomes law if President Obama signs it. He is expected to do so Friday.

Batman and Robin. Peanut butter and jelly. Ebony and ivory. Credit card reform and the relaxing of firearms laws in national parks. It's fits together so smoothly, like a hand into a glove.It makes sense really. Why not have places with severe restrictions on where you can camp, use fire, place trash, defecate, ride horses, climb, or even walk also have totally lax rules in regards to wielding loaded weapons?

So know that Congress is looking out for you. The next time one of those buffalo gets too close to the car, just flash your piece at him and tell him the score. He'll move on.