Time for Hillary, Edwards, and Obama to “Grow a Pair” on GLBT Issues

I’m no more homophobic than the next gay man — that is to say, while I’ve internalized the negative and stereotypical images and language that I’ve been exposed to all of my life, I have the intellect and the discipline to compartmentalize and not to be defined by them. I truly and fully embrace my [...]

The Important Work of Government: Elevating Ronald Reagan

Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick is catching some flack. He’s catching some flack from political hack Grover Norquist. The reason for Patrick’s flack? It seems he has the good sense not to sign a proclamation naming Feb. 6 “Ronald Reagan Day.”
According to the Boston Globe:
Thirty-three governors — 20 Republicans and 13 Democrats — inked the agreement [...]

Can We Have a Nation When Only Partisans Are Served?

How frightening is this?
mcjoan of the Daily Kos writes:
…there’s news of a “bloggers roundtable” that occurred yesterday with Major General Kenneth Hunzeker, the Army officer in charge of the Iraqi police training program. Who attended this roundtable? Googling reveals no reports other than one by RedState’s AcademicElephant.
The contributing editors at Daily Kos weren’t invited to [...]

Time To Get Off Our Asses and Do Something

I’m talking to me and I’m talking to you. Some folks are doing everything they can. This is for the rest of us. I sit in my comfy dining room or home office and tap away posting blog entries. It’s great for venting bile and preaching to the choir. Most of my hits in the [...]

Test Your Political Point of View

Here’s a bit of fluff for a Sunday diversion. The graphic shows my own outlook determined by the questions. I actually think it’s dead-on—with about a thousand caveats. Who wants to be boxed in? One of the reports suggests what famous people and characters your views resemble. I was happy to find myself in the [...]

Andrew Sullivan’s Amazing Intellect Falls Prey to Bush-Think

On the eve of his move to the more prestigious Atlantic Monthly, conservative standard bearer undermines scientific standards in defense of AEI
The basics: Exxon-funded American Enterprise Insttiute (AEI, in acronym-speak) offered $10k to scientists to write papers that refute the proposition that human activity causes global warming.
More basics: Legitimate science does not start with the [...]

God Bless Molly Ivins

Read also: Remembering Molly Ivins, John Nichols, The Nation
Molly Ivins was an original. Tonight, the angels in heaven have a new reason to speak truth. Molly will be taking names and setting records straight—with humor, warmth and the occasional devilish barb.
Molly died today, January 31, 2007, aged 62, after a long battle with cancer.
from [...]

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 [...]

In Honor of American Peace Activists

“You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one.”

I Like Being Gay

There was a book that was helpful to me in the early 1990s that I thought of yesterday, in my desire to explore something more of faith or humanism on Sundays, rather than political speech. The book was On Being Gay by Brian McNaught. I knew the place I wanted, a chapter called “I like [...]

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 [...]

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