Why Should Gays and Lesbians Have to Behave?

I’ve been on this gay and lesbian marriage and civil unions kick for a while. I blame it on Andrew Sullivan for writing Virtually Normal. Actually, I’m generally careful to frame the question as “marriage equality.” I find I begin to lose people pretty quickly if I start out honestly. Gay marriage as a term [...]

Is Netroots Community Just Another Political Monolith?

I love the netroots / Kos community. It is a beautiful thing that there is a strong, net-organized, progressive movement, especially coming up from among younger voters who, as a demographic, have been underrepresented in political debate and voting. It tends to be an idealistic group as one would expect. Because I want to [...]

What Hillary Said About Civil Unions

“I support civil unions.” That’s what Hillary Clinton said. I listened carefully to the video because there has been so much discussion in the blogosphere. Lots of folks like me were pleased by her statement. The negatives are basically because the word “marriage” was not used. What these writers failed to notice is that “no [...]

Andy and Opie Could Teach Alberto Gonzales About Due Process of Law

Andrew Sullivan posted this on his blog, and anyone can see it there or at the source on You Tube. It was important enough to bear repeating here. It is so elementary and of course this great sitcom / drama will resonate with people of all stripes.

Watch the video. Summarized, Sheriff Andy Taylor and son [...]

Can a Congressional Resolution Make Up For a Failed Presidency?

Some folks are saying that non-binding Congressional resolutions against the war are meaningless. Others say that they are political cover, that is, the Democrats making sure that Republicans “own” the disaster — now and in the future — in the likely event that U.S. involvement in the quagmire is ongoing through election season.
The resolutions under [...]

Saw Hillary. She is Hot!

OK, first thing, I’m gay, so I’m really not talking about the Senator’s physical attributes. I leave for Bill and his contemporaries among straight men to appreciate her on those terms.
Last night I complained about not being able to connect with a souped up mac at the office. So tonight I’m at home, on [...]

Liberal Mac User Grumblings About the Hillary Chat

I didn’t see it. I sent some provocative questions beforehand that I knew she’d be too good a politician to take on in her first chat. The video would not play on a Mac, or at least not my office Mac which is a WAY cool Intel Quad Xeon thing. I stayed late at the [...]

Hillary for President, The Default Choice

Today, January 20, two years to the day before her anticipated inauguration, NY Senator Hillary Clinton announced the formation of her exploratory committee, the current way candidates announce official candidacy for POTUS, that is, President of the United States.
It is a momentous announcement and entirely expected.
If elected, she will become the first woman [...]

Smoke and Mirrors? Gonzales, Adminsitration to Allow FISA Oversight

In a surprise move the Justice Department announced Wednesday that they would allow oversight by the Foreign Intelligence Security Court, known as the FISA Court, to oversee the NSA program to wiretap Americans with suspected ties to terrorists.
There is enough of the typical doublespeak and obfuscation in the announcement, that it is reasonable to suspect [...]

Stonewall Dems Unhappy With Choice of Harold Ford For DLC

Gay Democrats are in a tough position. We shouldn’t be surprised. Like African Americans it is easy for us to feel taken for granted by the Democratic Party. I’ve read coverage over the past year in the Washington Blade about how Howard Dean, the party chair, has subtly lowered the profile of Gay and Lesbian [...]

Bob Cesca’s Take on Bush On “60 Minutes”

This is Bob Cesca on Huffington Post. My one comment is for me the voice is as bad as the smirk. That, and the impression that I am being lied to any time I hear his voice. I have to work to stay tuned in–and admittedly fail in that effort a bit too often.

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Al Gore’s Inconvenient Truth Banned in Schools

How wonderful it is that there are still parents in the Judeo-Christian tradition willing to sacrifice their children to God. Like their forefather, Abraham, Federal Way School District parents, in Washington state are ready to condemn their progeny.
Abraham, as I remember from Sunday School, obeyed his God with a sense of grief. The folks [...]

Who Will Define the Debate on Escalation in Iraq?

Once again Democrats are in the position of not only having to defend their own position but also of having to prevent those who oppose them from redefining the debate. This has long been the strategy of the Rove Republicans: when your arguments are weak change the rules of discourse.
Today in Bush’s radio address [...]

Olbermann Counts Down to Escalation Speech

I used to wonder why the world needed MSNBC. Since I found Keith Olbermann, I know.

Thanks, YouTube, Thanks Keith!

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How To Listen to Bush’s Escalation Speech

NPR’s Steve Inskeep and David Green review presidential speeches seeking support for unpopular wars in the past. (Morning Edition 12/10/07.) They note the long rhetorical tradition of leaders telling Americans that a far greater danger awaits if the president doesn’t get his way, be it more funds, more troops, weapons systems, or whatever. When heard [...]

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