Every now and then I see a news story that just leaves me astounded. Doctors swear to the Hippocratic oath. It’s an interesting read. There are things there that I never realized, and that maybe you didn’t either, or maybe I’m looking at the wrong oath.

So why is this interesting? Well a recent Washington Supreme Court decision came down saying that a "doctor can’t be held liable for failing to stop resuscitation efforts on a baby." That’s right. Can you imagine it? A couple sued a doctor for saving their baby’s life? It’s in the Seattle Times…

A doctor can’t be held liable for resuscitating a baby who was born without a heartbeat and survived with severe disabilities, the state Supreme Court says.

The baby’s parents filed a malpractice lawsuit after the baby’s 2004 birth. They claimed doctors in Vancouver, Wash., were negligent when they continued to resuscitate the baby for almost half an hour, after he was born without a heartbeat.

I offer up front that because of the mail in vote delays, many of these races are not actually certified, so there is a possibility that some results may shift.

I am not betting on it, but it is possible.

I posted my thoughts on Elections in general yesterday, and I still remain somewhat disgruntled.  I was reminded that moving to an adjacent county would offer me my ballot again, and I admit it is tempting, but I do like the area I live in, so no.  And that county also practices Instant Run Off Voting, which I also oppose, and of the two, mail in ballots is the lesser evil.

This election there were sever contentious matters on our local ballot which bear further reflection, because frankly the results were a bit of a surprise.