Blog Heap of Links for the day 27 March 2015

The Senate approved a budget amendment Thursday that supports a repeal of the estate tax.

Senators voted 54-46 on the amendment. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) broke rank and voted against the amendment, while Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) voted for it.
The amendment, offered by Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), aims to repeal the estate tax, sometimes referred to as the "death tax." Under the tax, an estate, or assets, have to be worth more than $5.43 million before they are taxed.…

Pistol Pete's collection for today of the best, and worst, of the world.

"Believe it or not but on Fridays I really try to find some relevant political topics to bring you. For some reason people refuse to stop doing really stupid,bizarre things that should be ignored,but it’s almost like a car wreck you can’t help gaping at….

Vic sets them up and knocks them down, starting here today.

"On this day in 1915 Typhoid Mary entered her second quarantine after having been identified as a healthy carrier of the typhoid disease…."