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, and already, folks like me have been slapped in the face. At least with Clinton, it came after he was in office a few days.
So here’s my first complaint… Read the rest
Grassroots power. The Oklahoma Democratic Party is trying to keep funding the staff people that were part of Howard Dean’s 50-state grassroots party-building strategy. That program is being laid down, apparently — despite its demonstrable success for the past two campaign cycles. I could go off on that tangent for a rant, but back to Oklahoma — Oklahoma Dems would… Read the rest
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 out of early childhood, I always knew I would never get married.
No, my parents weren’t divorced, married for over 60 years.
In a way, I was a feminist before… Read the rest
Dustin Bolton of (I think) Norman, attended the counter protest to the Phelps’ gang at OCU on Oct. 24. His photo album is here.
I missed the demo, unfortunately. I never like to miss a demo on a good cause, but this one looked very special, with a lot of caring young people, fighting back against hate with… Read the rest
Sarah Palin is a pathetic, mush-for-brains dolt. I used to think she was monumentally dumb and incurious, but had political instincts that could compensate enough for her to succeed in her corrupt career path for the foreseeable future (like George W. Bush did). She does have a special talent, all right, and is hereby awarded first prize in the contest… Read the rest
This cartoon makes me think of my Quaker friend Christine O’Brien, who died last November ending a beautiful life, deeply lived. We would have had a great conversation about it, laughing, talking about Zen koans, Quaker meetings in which not a word is said, but everyone feels connected and full of love at the end, or about brief but… Read the rest
I started getting the Waco Trib this week (well, the weekend editions anyway) and will try to write about more local issues on this blog. There are not too many lefty blogs in the Heart of Texas, so it’s a necessary public service.
Today there’s an article about the local MCC church, a gay/lesbian friendly denomination that, in conservative… Read the rest
Found at DailyKos
Don’t tell me you’re a Christian; let me figure it out for myself.
