What the hell is wrong with this administration?

Let's see, we've got a "recovery" that consists of giving jobs to foreign workers, while forcing highly trained people into McJobs. We've got No Child Left Behind, which apparently means if you're left behind because you're not a cookie cutter kid, you get steamrolled - and forget actually helping teachers, since their union is apparently considered by the Education secretary a "terrorist organization." Oh, and let's not forget trying to put a "definition of marriage" into the Constitution - something that belongs there almost as much as Dubya's favourite Salsa recipe.

Hurry up, November. Let's get this wackjob out of office. We've got a lot of recovering to do.

Never thought I'd say I miss Clinton. If McCain had gotten the nomination (as he should have,) we wouldn't be half as fucked up as we are now.

While we're at it, time for a new Pope. One with his head *out* of the sixteenth century... that whole group is so out of touch with the modern world, it's rediculous. Hey, let's condemn the use of condoms and birth control, even though they help prevent pregnancy, STDs (condoms) and more... It's an understandable view when it comes to having to have a large family to work the farm and deal with high infant mortality... but that hasn't been the case for a long time now.

Of course, Ye Olde Shrub agrees, and Texas shows the result - push just abstinance. Deny money to any foundation or charity that says otherwise. And watch teen pregnancy rates have the slowest drop in the nation.

Man. Clinton screwed an intern. Bush screwed an entire country.

As far as the current big topic (which really DOES merit the attention) - marriage of gay and lesbian couples - WTF is the big problem? OK, they can't have kids - they can adopt. "Sanctity of marriage?" You're kidding, right? With marriages because of booze (and a high divorce rate,) this argument holds as much water as a fishnet in Arizona. The gay/lesbian community would probably have a *lower* rate, given all the BS they have to put up with anyway...

What else - love? They have it. Religion - well, religion's a bad idea to begin with (see comments on the Pope above - and look at Buchannan, et al, for other examples of why religion's so screwed.) If a priest, church, or denomination wants to not agree to the ceremony, fine. That's not government. As long as they can get the legal status (and keep the term "Marriage" - I didn't think that was all that important at first, but thinking harder on it... yes, they need the name too) ...

Many of the couples are "considered" married by friends and family anyway. SO let them fill out the paperwork and pay the fees (hey, government, look! Money!) and have the legal status as well. Or is their love not as "real" or "good" as everyone else's?
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