Ted Cruz Takes on Donald Trump

Today is Friday, January 15, 2016.  Ted Cruz takes on Donald Trump.  Also, a fortune teller gets somebody in hot water and chinchillas are cute.

Ted Cruz vs. Donald Trump

Ted Cruz took on Donald Trump Thursday night during the Republican debate.

Ted Cruz attempted to turn the birther argument around on Donald Trump in last night’s debate by arguing that extremists would say the New Yorker can’t be president because his mother is Scottish.

“At the end of the day, the legal issue is quite straightforward, but I would note that the birther theories that Donald has been relying on, some of the more extreme ones insist that you must not only be born on U.S. soil, but have two parents born on U.S. soil,” Cruz said.

Fortune Teller and 32 Months in Prison

From the “You would think he would’ve seen this coming files…”

The head of a southwestern Michigan mental health agency has learned his future: at least 32 months in prison for using public money to hire a fortuneteller.

Ervin Brinker was sentenced on Wednesday, two months after pleading guilty to embezzlement and Medicaid fraud conspiracy. Brinker was CEO at Summit Pointe, a mental health organization that serves people in five counties. He was accused of spending $510,000 on a palm reader and her husband in Key West, Florida, and concealing it from others.

The attorney general’s office says Brinker will pay double that amount as restitution and a civil penalty. A message seeking comment from his attorney wasn’t immediately returned.  Brinker will be eligible for parole after 32 months.

Chinchillas

Chinchillas are native to South America and similar to squirrels and it appears they make cute pet.  I found an adorable video of a chinchilla chasing a tube of cheese and after you watch it you’ll want one, a chinchilla, not a tube of cheese.