I’m rockin’ the blue model like Al and Matt.

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So of course, I fully expect it to get canceled after about 2 weeks. Crap. But hell, Buffy got seven seasons, so I guess anything is possible. For the time being, enjoy Jonatha:

“I have a new friend and his name is Buffalo.”

Prop 8 and the similar measures that have passed all over the country are discrimination plain and simple. I’m sick to death of all the bigots and religious types that give lip service to the idea that they are standing up for their beliefs. You know what? You can stand up for whatever the hell you want, just don’t legislate against it because that is discriminatory. What if the shoe was on the other foot and religious types were the minority and we were to vote on prop “going to church is illegal”?

President Elect Obama addressed the separation of church and state (and the emphasis is mine) during the fourth Democratic debate:

I am proud of my Christian faith. And it informs what I do. And I don’t think that people of any faith background should be prohibited from debating in the public square.

But I am a strong believer in the separation of church and state, and I think that we’ve got to translate…

(APPLAUSE)

By the way, I support it not just for the state but also for the church, because that maintains our religious independence and that’s why we have such a thriving religious life.

But what I also think is that we are under obligation in public life to translate our religious values into moral terms that all people can share, including those who are not believers. And that is how our democracy’s functioning, will continue to function. That’s what the founding fathers intended.

That quote speaks to something I thought about a lot during the campaigns this fall. I kept seeing and hearing stuff about people voting for who represented what they believed. And I think that is wrong minded. I want to vote for and be represented by people who don’t necessarily reflect what I personally believe, but instead have a desire to protect the ability of all Americans choose and live their beliefs without interference from the state.

I leave you with Keith Olbermann’s take on the subject. He says it better than I:

The bitch got her kids back.

Seriously. I hate EVERYTHING right now.

Guess what? Not everyone can afford to buy a house. Maybe that sucks, but it is true. But apparently if you can’t afford it, the government will just buy the part you can’t afford for you. With taxpayer money. Taxpayers like me. Taxpayers who use the money they don’t pay in taxes to PAY FOR THEIR OWN DAMN HOUSE. That makes sense.

I hate everything right now.

So the NSA, who thanks to the Executive Branch of the Government didn’t have to bother getting warrants to do their wiretapping and who said that we should just trust them, has been accused of eavesdropping on conversations from American service members, journalists and aid workers.

Who saw that coming? Oh yeah, pretty much everyone that doesn’t trot out the “if you don’t have anything to worry about…” tripe. I’d love to froth at the mouth and start a McCain will be more of the same rant, but Obama isn’t any better on this issue as he supported the FISA compromise.

Is there any way we can get Ron Paul or some other Constitutionalist back in the mix? PLEASE?

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It is a pretty clear bit of pandering to the Evangelicals, and he is taking criticism for it. And though I personally don’t agree with his politics or his message, I award him full points for his response to the critics:

I will confess this: If you play the spot backwards it says, ‘Paul is dead. Paul is dead.’

That’s a good line.

Man, o man, my grandparents would get the Sears Wishbook every year and I would spend HOURS looking at it. I pawed through it again and again to meticulously compose my Christmas List. Here is a sample of the splendor contained within:

Yes, that is a 7 1/2 foot GI Joe aircraft carrier. I have no words.