Congressman responds like real human person would after getting an absurd letter from his co-workers.

When some anonymous congressmen sent around a draft letter addressed to Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) to see if they could get some co-signers to protest the immigration reform bill, a high school teacher decided to make it a teachable moment. Said teacher, now-Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.), unleashed his markup pen on the…

When some anonymous congressmen sent around a draft letter addressed to Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) to see if they could get some co-signers to protest the immigration reform bill, a high school teacher decided to make it a teachable moment. Said teacher, now-Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.), unleashed his markup pen on the letter to grade the accuracy of the work. This write-up avoids most of the partisanship we see these days and goes straight for the fact-checking.


If you think facts should matter, you could totally share this. Your call though.

People Skills

1 in 10 people have such unusual personality trait combinations that researchers call them ‘mutants’

Politics

Brits reveal what they think of American independence and it’s comical

Science

Stanford researchers find a single question could be the key to changing someone’s mind

Wholesome

Young man becomes instant role model for giving drunk girl a ride home with flawless chivalry