Detroit Free Press columnist Mitch Albom frequently speaks about ethical issues and usually nails it and usually swims against the tide. He offers a way out of the economic mess: Be nicer to each other. Don't blame the poor, the rich, the Democrats, the Republicans. Look after your neighbor, the elderly, the needy. Teach kids about resilience. Many of our grandparents said the Great Depression taught them their greatest lesson -- we're in this together. Perhaps this is our turn to learn.
Conservatives frequently try to get gay-friendly books, such as "And Tango Makes Three," from school and community libraries and their efforts get criticized in National Banned Book Week. This year Fundie efforts have a twist. They are donating books, such as "The Case Against Same-Sex Marriage and Parenting" to libraries and crying foul when their gifts don't show up on the shelves. The author of this posting says librarians have a right to make these kinds of calls. Commenters disagree -- a banned book is a banned book, no matter what it is, and banning books in a country that values free speech is not good.
Are gays in California -- California! -- so intent on making sure that Obama is elected they are too busy to volunteer and donate to defeat the marriage protection amendment in their state? Or do they just not want marriage bad enough?
A Democratic blogger says Dems may not just win, but have a chance to crush the GOP so completely the Right will have to significantly retool its message and (hopefully) get rid of their most toxic ideas. This election has the chance of helping that along by getting rid of their most toxic voices. Some conservative Congressional icons are on the ropes.
Cokie Roberts on Morning Edition on NPR today says the polling numbers have shifted solidly in favor of Obama and it would take an October surprise on the order of the stock market crash -- meaning a really big one -- to swing things in favor of McCain.
A McCain backer says we're not in an election season, but a war against terrorists and godless liberals. We're only going over the top a little bit aren't we?
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I wish the gays in California would go out and campaign for Obama and slip in a shpiel on why the people should also vote NO on 8. After all Obama is against prop 8, so its not toally unfair to incorporate that message.
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