he is still a vermont state senator and apparently has plans to stay in office despite these charges with vermont taxpayers paying his continuing salary. so, maybe it s the aurora story. maybe it s the dupont chemical, laporte, texas story. maybe it s senator norm mcallister in vermont. it depends on how you are wired. what red lines the outrage meter for any one of us, it depends. in this week s news, you might also be partial to the republicans in the kansas state legislature, moving a bill that directs, prescribes, the exact ruling that they want from a particular state court in a particular case and if the court rules the other way, this bill would then as a consequence of that ruling completely defund the entire kansas state court system. you rule one way, you re fine. you rule the other way, we will abolish the courts. so go ahead and consider that