In the news.

[pyrephox]

Massachusetts Rejects Gay Marriage Amendment: The proposed Constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in Mass. was overwhelmingly voted down, 157-39. Those that voted against it included those who had previously supported the ban. In fact, one of the co-sponsors, Republican state Senator Brian Lees, said, "Gay marriage has begun, and life has not changed for the citizens of the commonwealth, with the exception of those who can now marry. This amendment which was an appropriate measure or compromise a year ago, is no longer, I feel, a compromise today."

In less cheerful news, Karl Rove has been put in charge of Katrina reconstruction efforts (It's slipped into the ninth paragraph, so look close!). I have no doubt that his tremendous experience in things not at all related to disaster recovery will serve him well in his endeavors. Well, at least Halliburton is happy, right? And for those who believe Bush really stands for limited government, I give you a quote from him, "It is now clear that a challenge on this scale requires greater federal authority and a broader role for the armed forces." Yes, indeedy.

Also! Yesterday, a naked man, wearing nothing but sneakers and a football helmet ran through my university cafeteria. It's just one of those things that makes you feel kind of giggly inside.

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[the-fool76.livejournal.com]

Yay for random streakers!

Nothing like seeing some nakid person running past to brighten the mood.
XD

[cpip.livejournal.com]

In other news, the Chicago Tribune reports that Roy and Silo, the celebrated gay penguins, have split up. Silo has taken up with a female named Scrappy. They've already had one egg, but it didn't hatch -- but they're purportedly trying again.

[usekh.livejournal.com]

Mental note:Buy Haillburton shares, I have a feeling they will be picking up some lucrative new contracts soon :/

[bimmer1200.livejournal.com]

And for those who believe Bush really stands for limited government, I give you a quote from him, "It is now clear that a challenge on this scale requires greater federal authority and a broader role for the armed forces." Yes, indeedy.

And here's where, for those of us who believe in limited gov't, you'll find plenty of criticism for Bush on the right. There aren't many of us that would claim he's a classic Republican in that sense. Yes, he advocated the tax cuts and most of us applaud those, but its more of a 'any water when thirsty is better than nothing' than 'Mmmm, a nice bucket o' Gatorade'. I don't know of any Republican but the most Totemic that would claim Bush is a limited gov't guy. It's just compared to folks like Kerry, Gore, et. al. he looks much better than he is.

I've said since 2000, that Bush is the Republican version of Clinton. The difference between the two in terms of policy is thin. Oh, Clinton was a little more to the left on certain things, and Bush is further to the right, but, put it this way:

M= Middle of the Political Spectrum.
b= Bush
c= Clinton.
L= Left
R= Right

L..............c...M...b..............R

Regardless of my agreement with him on foreign policy (or, well, close agreement) he's not a limited government guy. From the early Faith Based Initiative, to funding prescription benefits, to DHS and the TSA, to the USA PATRIOT Act and the airline bailouts, to the steel tarriffs, to No Child Left Behind, to continuing farm subsidies, and spending money on alternative energy research, to expanding medical research funding (with the exception of stem cells and that for the wrong reasons), to the vile levels of pork in the recent energy bill; he's acted more like a Democrat than a Republican in all those matters. I don't think anyone would attempt to call him a small government conservative. He likes to spend, he just wants to spend on things Democrats don't like.

*trails off into libertarian grumblings*