Reasons to vote Republican

John Cusack Gives the Bush-McCain Challenge

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"I endorse him and throw my full support behind him"

WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton suspended her pioneering campaign for the presidency on Saturday and summoned supporters to use "our energy, our passion, our strength" to put Barack Obama in the White House. (READ/WATCH)

Jeremy Gerard: "A Great Speech"...

Hilary Rosen: "Cemented Her Place In History"

Thank you Hillary.

America's 40 Years War at an End

How fitting--even how poetic--it is that Barack Obama has clinched the Democratic presidential nomination during the week in which we mark the fortieth anniversary of the death of Robert F. Kennedy. This harmonic convergence has deep significance.

These events may come to be seen as the bookends of the second American civil war, a war that has divided the nation and been a dominant force in our politics for four decades. There is genuine reason to hope that 2008 will bring at last an armistice--maybe even a lasting peace--in America's Forty Years War, the internal conflict more commonly known as the Culture Wars, which began in 1968. (MORE)

ok, so he's our guy. Let the love begin.

I looked at a mountain of pics from Tuesday's decisive night, and kept coming back to this one.

First, I appreciate the color of Michelle's dress, reprising -- at least to me -- the '04 conclusion that America (in contrast to the hyper-polarized red state/blue state dichotomy perpetuated by the media) is actually a lot more purple.

I also appreciate Michelle's proud, private, knowing, understated, intimate and unselfconscious expression, as well as the lack of tension in each partner's body. Observing them these many months, it is evident to me that the Obamas' ability to remain so relaxed is a natural expression of confidence.

Mostly though, I tried (fruitlessly) to imagine John and Cindy or Bill and Hillary celebrating the impending nomination with a fist bump, illuminating the fact that, as much as anything, the gesture -- just like this outcome -- is truly a generational thing.

via HuffingtonPost

According to Carrie Bradshaw...

Enjoy yourself, that's what your 20's are for. Your 30's are to learn the lessons. Your 40's are to pay for the drinks.

I like this...

Celebrating Gay Pride Month: In a statement on Sunday, Hillary recognized June as Gay Pride Month and stressed her commitment to the LGBT community: “America deserves a President who appeals to the best in each of us, not the worst; a President who values and respects all Americans and treats all Americans equally no matter who they are or who they love. That is truly the promise of America.”

Hillary has been talking to the gay community from day one. Obama only at the last minute and only in one statement. I think he'd shelf our cause in the appearance of "compromise".

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“I had a gay kid say to me the other day, 'Men and women on death row can marry people on the outside. They're allowed to get married. And gays want the same rights as people on death row.' I thought that was pretty good thinking … It's just an interesting thing that gays don't have the same rights as people on death row.”

— Bisexual gossip columnist Liz Smith during a joint blog post with actress Candice Bergen and newswoman Lesley Stahl on their website, wowowow.com

McCain on the Ellen show talking about same-sex marriage.

McCain opposes gay marriage
Sen. John McCain tells Ellen DeGeneres why he opposes same-sex marriage

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2008/05/22/sot.mccain.on.ellen.cnn

California wins same-sex marraige

Same-gender Couples Win Freedom to Marry

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger released the following statement today regarding the state Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage:

“I respect the Court’s decision and as Governor, I will uphold its ruling. Also, as I have said in the past, I will not support an amendment to the constitution that would overturn this state Supreme Court ruling.” (READ)

Mr. President, the war isn’t about you — or golf

Olbermann: Bush's claim he gave up game to honor dead GIs is ludicrous

SPECIAL COMMENT By Keith Olbermann

President Bush has resorted anew to the sleaziest fear-mongering and mass manipulation of an administration and public life dedicated to realizing the lowest of our expectations. And he has now applied these poisons to the 2008 presidential election, on behalf of the party at whose center he and John McCain lurk. (READ/WATCH)

Something light...

I got the opportunity to hear Madeleine Albright speak last week in support of Hillary. I think she's brilliant and funny. (She even signed a book for me)

Here's a fun interview of her on GMA about her signature brooches! Enjoy!

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4791645&affil=whas

I favor Hillary.. but still... this is funny.

These aren't new but I still get a kick out of them.

THINK EQUAL

Go get em Hillary... she talks with the devil.

part 2: http://youtube.com/watch?v=uQnQjV4sovE

part 3: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Nr23bb4EDGw

part 4: http://youtube.com/watch?v=npeT8-Hv_sc

Happy Mothers Day!

North Pole Could Be Ice Free in 2008

abcnews.go.com, April 27, 2008

You know when climate change is biting hard when instead of a vast expanse of snow the North Pole is a vast expanse of water. This year, for the first time, Arctic scientists are preparing for that possibility.

"The set-up for this summer is disturbing," says Mark Serreze, of the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). A number of factors have this year led to most of the Arctic ice being thin and vulnerable as it enters its summer melting season. (READ)

What Does a President Really Do All Day?

Sunday, April 27, 2008; Washington Post

A simple and deceptively tricky question: What does a president do?

If you had to put together the Help Wanted ad for the position of chief executive, what would you write? Something like: "CEO needed to supervise 3 million employees. Must be at least 35, native-born, willing to work at home. Spectacular public failures likely."  (READ)