Some serious thoughts...
Lovely news. Let's hope the Iowa Supreme Court decides to uphold the lower court's decision. That piece is an AP summary of affairs; an even better article on the subject can be found here, and is in fact one of the best pieces of legal journalism I have seen in some time; I recommend it highly. I live in California, of course, and our Supreme Court has not yet ruled on the appeal of a district court's decision to vacate numerous marriage licenses issued under Mayor Gavin Newsom's courageous watch, and it's shameful that if what we often perceive unfairly as just a "red state" can legalize gay marriage we can't do so here. The Midwest has often been a progressive leader: Eugene Debs, Robert LaFollette, and so many others were products of that region. Congratulations to Judge Robert B. Hanson for his forward-thinking ruling.
A hilarious take on Sen. Larry Craig's arrest from Slate. The Craig situation led all the news programs that I watched when I couldn't sleep last night... there was a rerun of Hardball that was particularly amusing to me, because Chris Matthews was playful with his guests about this issue in a way that was missing on the other cable networks. I especially liked the note at the end of the Slate article crediting "Comprehensive Colorectal Care" for its contribution, in that vein. I am farther to the left than probably 85% of the population will ever be, but the Larry Craig witch-hunt, despite the fact that I deplore his policies and positions for the most part, is simply wrong - if we had a more tolerant country, gay men wouldn't have to find hook-ups in public bathrooms. I think Dan Abrams on MSNBC did the best job at analyzing the issue, questioning Pat Buchanan fully (as Mr. Matthews had a few minutes earlier on the same network, but amazingly, less effectively, as I love Matthews' work... any former chief of staff for Tip O'Neill, one of my political and social heroes, will always be someone I respect) about the losses Republicans are going to take as a result of the hypocrisy surrounding this issue.
I'm reading some papers at the office now that I've finished my work, and I'll be heading home soon. I hope all are having a wonderful evening.
A hilarious take on Sen. Larry Craig's arrest from Slate. The Craig situation led all the news programs that I watched when I couldn't sleep last night... there was a rerun of Hardball that was particularly amusing to me, because Chris Matthews was playful with his guests about this issue in a way that was missing on the other cable networks. I especially liked the note at the end of the Slate article crediting "Comprehensive Colorectal Care" for its contribution, in that vein. I am farther to the left than probably 85% of the population will ever be, but the Larry Craig witch-hunt, despite the fact that I deplore his policies and positions for the most part, is simply wrong - if we had a more tolerant country, gay men wouldn't have to find hook-ups in public bathrooms. I think Dan Abrams on MSNBC did the best job at analyzing the issue, questioning Pat Buchanan fully (as Mr. Matthews had a few minutes earlier on the same network, but amazingly, less effectively, as I love Matthews' work... any former chief of staff for Tip O'Neill, one of my political and social heroes, will always be someone I respect) about the losses Republicans are going to take as a result of the hypocrisy surrounding this issue.
I'm reading some papers at the office now that I've finished my work, and I'll be heading home soon. I hope all are having a wonderful evening.