A lighthearted look at news of the day

Kid Rock said last week he is seriously thinking of running for the U.S. Senate from Michigan. A video on his website shows a concert beginning with his silhouette flashing a vulgar hand gesture, with both hands, no less, to a concert crowd. Given recent trends in Washington, he just might have a future.

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OK, so Kid Rock isn't exactly a Boy Scout. Neither is the president, apparently.

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President Trump spoke to Boy Scouts assembled at the jamboree in West Virginia last week. He decided to turn it into a political campaign speech for the benefit of the young boys there who one day will be old enough to vote.

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Trump attacked the media and his political opponents, threatened to fire a Cabinet member and got stuck on "loyalty" when reciting the Scout Law, saying he could use more of it in Washington. All of this had the 40,000 bewildered Scouts in attendance wondering, "Am I going to have to remember all this stuff for my board of review?"

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A top Scouting official ended up apologizing for the president's political speech. Here's a piece of advice: Don't even bother with the invite when Kid Rock becomes president.

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Senate Republicans have insisted on moving ahead with health care reform, even though they have lost every significant vote on it so far. The task seems hopeless, but they never give up. In related news, the Cleveland Browns are going to field a football team again this year.

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Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, gave a heartfelt speech last week on the need for the Senate to return to a spirit of bipartisanship and compromise. His fellow Republicans said they would like to do all that, but they can't remember the name of that other party.

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Having failed to repeal all of Obamacare, Senate Republicans then tried and failed to pass a "skinny repeal." It's just as well. How would health insurance work if only fat people got coverage?

Jay Evensen is the senior editorial columnist at the Deseret News. Email him at even@deseretnews.com. For more content, visit his website, jayevensen.com.