A new pope, I suppose, is worth a mention, if only because a lot of our troubles are rooted in his pronouncements. On the good side, he appears to genuinely care for the poor, to the point he did without a lot of trappings of his position as cardinal. On the bad side, his pronouncements about us are no different than his predecessors and he actively worked against gay marriage in Argentina.
According to Nate Silver, Pope Francis, at 76, probably won't last more than five years. We can hope the next pope…
Pat Brady, chairman of the GOP in Illinois, came out strongly in favor of gay marriage. That annoyed the social conservatives who set to work ousting him. But they couldn't get enough of their colleagues to vote with them.
The Colorado House has approved Civil Unions. The state Senate had already given their approval. The bill is off to the governor's desk, and he has said he'll sign it.
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