Jim Lippard reports that the Oregon Governor declared June 21 a "Day of Reason." Am I the only one wondering what that says about the other 364?
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Maybe this will become a holiday like Christmas only instead of being nice one day out of the year, people are supposed to give reason day cards and actually think about how to deal with the big problems that require our attention. Just think! no discovery institute, Michael Behe comes to his senses for one day, George Bush has a coherent thought. Hey, one day out of 365.25 days is better than none out 365.25 days.