Recovered from the Wayback Machine. If we’re going to have an amendment to the Constitution to ensure the sanctity of marriage by denying gays the right to marry, then I think it’s only fair that we do a good job of it: let’s make divorce unconstitutional. No, I’m serious. If we’re asking gays to give […]
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Denying gay rights
President Bush just came out with support for a Constitutional Amendment to ban same-sex marriage. I don’t think anyone is surprised about this – it suits Bush’s religious agenda, and it should satisfy those who can’t leave others alone. Make no mistake on this one: no matter the semantic games we play, this is an amendment […]
I have no comments to make after reading this article. Mike’s Link Blog copied an article about Ashcroft, John Ashcroft’s Patriot Games by Judith Bacharach, in its entirey, from Vanity Fair. Before the magazine moves to have him remove it, you have to read it. Remember, that this is a story about the Attorney General of the United […]
I’ve never been a huge fan of Ralph Nader. Of course, some of this is explained by my long ago engagement with a man who was an ardent member of the Seattle Corvair club. Nader didn’t kill the Corvair – American’s never could handle the unusual styling– but he didn’t help. I am aware of […]
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Travel now while I still have the chance
Reading the new stories out today, if I don’t do my global traveling in the next few years, I might never have the chance: Observer story about a leaked climate report from the Pentagon (found at Allan’s) Australia having record breaking heat waves However, President Bush joins with the Church to assure us that these things can’t […]