Pleased at the step forward, at least, if not ecstatic overall. Better than I feared, worse than I hoped, miles from what I'd ideally like. I'll still let Obama have his cowboy hat back, though.

But someone else's post reminded me that I'd meant to.

I can't even express how hysterical (hmm, interesting choice of word, there) I find it that there are researchers currently trying to argue the g-spot is basically mythical. Wowza. I did, in fact, burst out laughing when I first ran across Body Impolitic's take on the whole ridiculous mess. ( Read more... )

WASHINGTON, April 3 - The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force hails today’s Iowa Supreme Court unanimous ruling in Varnum v. Brien saying that same-sex couples are legally entitled to marry. The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force was a signatory to a larger amicus brief supporting the marriage equality position. Additionally, Task Force organizers ( Read more... )

Because I want our courts to keep Obama in line, too.

Barack Obama's Department of Justice made headlines in late February when it adopted the Bush administration's notoriously unconstitutional stance on prisoners at Bagram Air Base, claiming that such "detainees" have no right to challenge their detention. As the Independent UK reported at the ( Read more... )

Obama Nominates Dawn Johnsen, the Anti-Yoo, as Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel

This didn't actually "just happen", but I haven't looked up when he made the nomination (Oh, apparently way back on Jan 5th). I'm just really hoping she makes it to the appointment.

I'm entirely behind a woman who says things like this:
I ( Read more... )

3/30/09: President Barack Obama signed legislation Monday setting aside more than 2 million acres in nine states as protected wilderness. ... Also in the legislation signed by Obama is a provision named for "Superman" actor Christopher Reeve that provides for paralysis research and care for persons with disabilities. ... The law - a collection of ( Read more... )

OK, a few more than yesterday (how did I forget to include Guantanamo and the return to sanity about torture?), and I've reorganized all the new additions by date (approximated in some cases by when the news articles showed up)

3/19/09: Obama Will Stop Medical Marijuana Raids

3/19/09: President Obama Announces $2.4 Billion in Funding ( Read more... )

I'm starting with the White House blog (the creation of which is a ray of sunshine in and of itself, in my opinion) as a refresher...

3/11/09:
Executive Order Creating the White House Council on Women and Girls

3/09/09: Removing Barriers to Responsible Scientific Research Involving Human Stem Cells

2/20/09: Extension of the work of the ( Read more... )

One of the points of common conversation in our household, especially while watching the news, is how it's just plain lovely to be getting bits of good political news almost every day. Comparable to the manner in which the persistant pecking away during the last eight years depressed me on a daily basis, these are my little lifts and bright points ( Read more... )