THE LIGHTER SIDE

God bless America, and how’s everybody?

■ Virginia’s governorship looks up for grabs after a cascade of scandals by the state leaders last week. In days, the outrages went from infanticide, to black face, to sexual assault, then back to black face. Virginia has so embarrassed itself that West Virginia just changed its name to East Kentucky.

■ Virginia’s governor refused to resign Thursday while the Lt. Governor and Attorney General were wounded by scandal as well. The GOP Speaker is set to take over, but it was learned he once watched “Blazing Saddles” and laughed out loud repeatedly. He has apologized, but it may not be enough.

■ Delta Airlines and Coca-Cola apologized for napkins that encouraged passengers to get the phone numbers of other passengers they might have a crush on. Coca-Cola apologized for the pick-up suggestion printed on the napkins. Delta apologized for charging $5 per napkin.