Honeymoon over
Well, that was a brief hiatus, when I didn’t feel like crying or screaming every time I heard about the latest political news. The inauguration hasn’t even taken place yet, …
I no longer recognize marriage
This is an excellent idea. Yesterday I called a woman’s spouse her boyfriend. She says, correcting me, “He’s my husband,” “Oh,” I say, “I no longer recognize marriage.” The impact …
What's the matter with Democrats in DC?
Well, as suspected, the capitulation continues unabated. The Netroots is sick about it, but not really surprised. Hunter at Daily Kos pretty much sums it up in Why it Matters. …
A personal view of marriage equality
Look, I’m not married. I’ve never been married. I never wanted to be married — okay, maybe when I was five I played house or something, but once I was …
OKC Impact! rally for LGBTQ rights, Saturday 11/15
Important update – change of location for OKC event: The Saturday rally has been moved to the OKC City Hall, 200 N. Walker, just west of the County Courthouse, or …
Number of Women in Oklahoma Legislature Drops
Well, this news sucks. In 2008 Oklahoma ranked 49th in the nation in the number of women elected to the Legislature. I think we have a good chance of ranking …
Oklahoma election post mortems
The whole world is trying to figure out what’s up with us here in Red Dirt land. Last Tuesday, for good or bad, we certainly took a different tack, and …
Oklahoma Red for shame
Update [2008-11-07, 11: 35 AM]: Just as I published this, Tulsa area Daily Kos diarist Droogie posted “What’s the matter with Oklahoma” where an important question is sure to get …
Filibuster watch
The following Republicans are up for re-election in 2010. The netroots will be watching them and posting about any shenanigans. Richard Shelby of Alabama Lisa Murkowski of Alaska John McCain …