The ugly

Nothing is uglier than Iowa's vote on the Supreme Court.  As my friend Jacob wrote on FB, "Iowa judges will no longer seek retention, but re-election.  This became a party issue and is absolutely not good for our judicial system."

All 3 justices up for "retention" were voted out.  Why?  Because they interpreted Iowa's progressive constitution as giving gays the right to marry.  It doesn't mean they were pro-gay marriage.  It means they interpreted the constitution of the State of Iowa.  Never mind that the verdict was unanimous and written by a Branstad (read:  Republican) appointee...

This was absolutely a shocker for me.  I thought Iowans had more common sense than this.