Oh come on now, does this really surprise anyone ( Read more... )

Ron Paul says he is dropping out of the presidential race, but still continuing his efforts to win delegates at the Republican convention? What the hell does that mean exactly? Winning delegates is what a primary election is all about. If he's trying to win delegates without actually running for president, all he's doing is gaming the system in ( Read more... )

I suspected that President Obama stating that he supported gay marriage would help him more than hurt him--at least, I certainly hoped so. From most of what I've read so far, that does in fact seem to be the case. The general consensus seems to be that the LGBT community is more enthusiastic and less conflicted about supporting President Obama. ( Read more... )

Of all the ways that President Obama could have handled being pushed into a precarious position on the issue of gay marriage by the Vice President, I'm not sure I expected this one. I'm sure some people will now be nervous about how the fallout will affect his re-election prospects. But me? I'm amazed that the President actually seems to have ( Read more... )

I've been semi-AWOL from Livejournal since the start of the year--reading, but not writing and not commenting much. There's been a lot on my mind, but I haven't felt like I've had a lot to say. I've also been getting settled in to a new apartment (still in Portland, just a different area) and adjusting to a new job. As far as the job goes, I ( Read more... )

With the rash of suicides of LGBT teens, someone had the nerve to write to columnist Dan Savage in response to his "It Gets Better" project (which, by the way, President Obama recorded a video for) complaining about how bigots everywhere are having their feelings hurt. No, I'm not making that up; apparently some people are entirely lacking in ( Read more... )

Judge Orders Injunction Stopping 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell ( Read more... )

NEW YORK - Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino told Orthodox Jewish leaders on Sunday he doesn't want children "brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality" is acceptable ( Read more... )