In News That isn't Really News

I don't have much to say about this. I'm not that surprised that with all the problems we have in this country that members of Congress still find crap like this on which to focus their energy. Of course maybe Chuck Norris had something to do with it.

Responding to complaints from the Religious Right, Congress has passed legislation mandating that the phrase "In God We Trust" be moved from the edge to the back or front of the new presidential dollar coins.

President George W. Bush signed the measure into law Dec. 26. It was tucked into a $555 billion domestic spending bill after having been pushed by U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.). Brownback and other Religious Right conservatives have been complaining about the new coins since the series started last year.

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