tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-160273 2010-08-04T21:36:41-05:00 A more-or-less random sampling of the thoughts surfacing from the sludge that is my mind. TypePad This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b40e69e2013485fe58d3970c 2010-08-04T21:36:41-05:00 2010-08-04T21:36:41-05:00

In an historic ruling today, Judge Vaughn Walker struck down California's Proposition 8 as unconstitutional: Proposition 8 fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a marriage license. Indeed, the evidence shows...

Michael tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b40e69e2013483fd3496970c 2010-06-11T14:49:15-05:00 2010-06-11T14:50:15-05:00

After 18 months in office, the harsh realities of politics and compromise have caught up to President Obama. Hailed as a champion of LGBT rights during the 2008 campaign, LGBT rights advocates now give Obama mixed reviews for his performance...

Michael tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b40e69e2013483b48261970c 2010-06-09T22:12:40-05:00 2010-06-09T23:13:52-05:00

For the first time in my lifetime (and then some), Lord Stanley's Cup will be calling Chicago home for the next year: And there was much rejoicing! For reference, the last time the Blackhawks hoisted Lord Stanley's chalice, John F....

Michael tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b40e69e2013480ec2454970c 2010-05-17T07:06:00-05:00 2010-05-17T07:06:00-05:00

Just before the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, Dick Cheney went on Press the Meat and pooh-poohed Tim Russert's estimates of how much the war would cost: MR. RUSSERT: Every analysis said this war itself would cost about $80...

Michael tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b40e69e2013480826d2a970c 2010-05-05T19:01:43-05:00 2010-05-05T19:01:43-05:00

I'm going to be participating in SLDN's "Stories from the Frontlines" campaign to encourage (I'd prefer to say "force") President Obama to live up to his promise, in the 2010 State of the Union address, that he would end "Don't...

Michael tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b40e69e20133ed2cdbd0970b 2010-05-04T12:24:00-05:00 2010-05-04T12:24:00-05:00

I'm going to be participating in SLDN's "Stories from the Frontlines" campaign to encourage (I'd prefer to say "force") President Obama to live up to his promise, in the 2010 State of the Union address, that he would end "Don't...

Michael tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b40e69e20133ed26cb01970b 2010-05-03T07:40:00-05:00 2010-05-03T07:40:00-05:00

I'm going to be participating in SLDN's "Stories from the Frontlines" campaign to encourage (I'd prefer to say "force") President Obama to live up to his promise, in the 2010 State of the Union address, that he would end "Don't...

Michael tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b40e69e201348045d802970c 2010-04-30T12:38:16-05:00 2010-04-30T12:38:16-05:00

I'm going to be participating in SLDN's "Stories from the Frontlines" campaign to encourage (I'd prefer to say "force") President Obama to live up to his promise, in the 2010 State of the Union address, that he would end "Don't...

Michael tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b40e69e20133ec73d868970b 2010-04-04T11:25:45-05:00 2010-04-04T11:25:45-05:00

This is a discouraging start to the Easter season (which is supposed to be a time of joyful celebration of new life and new beginnings): During Easter Mass in St Peter's Square, Cardinal Sodano expressed solidarity with the Pope, who...

Michael tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b40e69e20133ec48f601970b 2010-03-28T16:18:15-05:00 2010-03-28T16:18:15-05:00

In his Palm Sunday homily today, Pope Benedict XVI dismissed critiques of his handling of recent allegations of clergy sexual abuse of minors as the "petty gossip of dominant opinion." Admittedly, Benedict did not explicitly mention the recent scandals, but...

Michael