Sometimes, you just can't make this up, so I'll quote the beginning of the article:
CODY, Wyoming (Reuters) - In a sign of rising consumer confidence prevailing over go-it-alone pessimism in the Cowboy State, Wyoming lawmakers on Tuesday narrowly defeated a "doomsday bill" to help the state prepare for a total collapse of the U.S. government and economy.
The bill, rejected on a 30-27 vote by the state House of Representatives, would have allocated $16,000 for a panel of legislators and emergency managers to study various measures, including a new state-issued currency, for handling a range of apocalyptic scenarios.
Whichever legislator introduced this amendment has my sincere admiration:
House members on Monday had given the bill their initial backing after striking a "poison pill" amendment that mockingly asked whether Wyoming should purchase its own aircraft carrier and fighter jets.
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I never thought I'd say this, but considering where he comes from, Dick Cheney seems like a pretty reasonable guy. Is there some way we can secede Wyoming from the rest of us? I mean, if Lesotho can be totally surrounded by South Africa, why not a sovereign nation of Wyoming, totally surrouned by the United Rational States of America?
A prediction: President Obama will NOT carry Wyoming, and I'd start getting worried if there was a poll showing that it was even close. Wyoming wasn't always nuts. Can somebody with more insight into Wyoming political history explain to me what happened?