Yeah, Iowa!!

Iowa Court Voids Gay Marriage Ban
It's probably going to be an on-going fight, but woo hoo!

Thank you, Leonard Pitts...

...for calling Rush on his hate-mongering tactics: http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/leonard-pitts/story/870238.html

Happy Inauguration Day!

Happy Inauguration Day everyone! No matter what your political leanings, today is history being made! Yahoo!!!

And on a completely vapid note...

...I liked the dress!

Yes, we can!!

OK, I know it's cheesy...I can't help it! I may be idealistic, but I feel like it's a new day for our country. Maybe we'll be able to hold our head higher in this crazy world. Maybe we'll actually be able to come together to get problems solved (although when I heard a blurb from Rush Limbaugh today, I heard exactly the kind of idiotic and immature assholery that prevents that from happening. I feel sorry for his unhappy self. Rush, put your country above your ego and your ratings, OK?)

Here are some lovely pics of election day in Miami that my cousin Stephanie took. Bonus pic of one extra special little voter at the end:

Today's the Day!

Take your coffee and your book and go get in line! Really, I can't remember being as excited about any election as I am about this one! Not even 20 years ago when I voted in my first presidential election!

BTW, our friend Astrid will comment for MSNBC! Little blurb here.

Bipartisan Conciliation

No October would be complete without a visit to the local pumpkin farm, despite the fact that it is owned by a far-right former state rep who is running to be re-elected. Imagine our surprise when the "magic show" M3 was so keen to see ended with a lecture on how the only real magic is attained by inviting the Lord into your heart and going to church! They oughta put an MPAA warning on the in-door! I did feel kind of sucker-punched. But I trust that my admission dollars are going to the local economy, not to the Danny Carroll re-election campaign. (And don't give that magician any of my money, either!!) I'm willing to reach across the aisle for good, clean fun:

I didn't know Obama could boogie!

Speech

I don't usually put my politics out there, but I am now...this guy could be our next President. Just close your eyes, picture George Bush, then do that weird morphy thing they did in that Michael Jackson video until it turns into Barack Obama. Then breathe a sigh of relief. Oh yeah, and vote. (P.S. This speech is over 30 minutes long, but listen or read the transcript when you get a chance.)