This Week in Politics

It was an interesting week on the political scene. Hillary blew Obama away in West Virginia on Tuesday, but then she disappeared from the news for the rest of the week. The Obama folks had something to do with that by having Edwards announce his endorsement of him the next day, but it was Bush who did Obama the biggest favor. By calling Obama (while not mentioning his name) an appeaser in front of the Israeli Knesset allowed Obama to attack Bush directly. When McCain came to Bush's defense, Obama was able to continue his rebuttal and able to link Bush and McCain directly. Hillary played a bit part by supporting Obama, but the only other mentions of Hillary in the news were the "poor Hillary" stories about how dispirited her campaign is. So by the end of the week, Obama is acting presidential and Hillary has disappeared. Cool.

The California Supreme Court cleared the way for gay marriage in California. I hope this doesn't have the same effect that the Massachusett's Supreme Court ruling in 2004 had. That ruling prompted a bunch of redneck states to put "Protection of Marriage" referenda on their November ballots which in turn drove up the redneck turnout which drove up Bush's vote. Actually, I don't think it'll have much effect this time 'round. Most states that support a law like that already have one. As far as I'm concerned, gays and lesbians should have the right to civil unions, which give the partners all the same legal rights as marriage. Marriage, in my mind, should be a civil union that is "sanctified" by a church. As for those who say that gay marriage weakens traditional marriage, I can say, without a doubt, that gay marriage had nothing to do with my divorce. And, in spite of the fact that I have gay and lesbian neighbors, they have not yet succeeded in converting me to their hedonistic lifestyle.

Did anyone hear Huckabee's attempted joke about Obama while addressing the NRA? A chair or something fell over offstage while Huckabee was speaking. He "quipped" that it was Obama hitting the floor because someone had aimed a gun at him. What kind of sick sense of humor is that? Joking about assassinating Obama! Assassination is my biggest fear about Obama, and it turns my stomach to hear a former presidential candidate joke about it. He has apologized for his remarks, but it's impossible to take suggestions like that back once they're out there.

It's HOT here today. 86 degrees, the last time I looked. (That's around 30 degrees for you centigrade-speaking Canadians out there.) Not to worry though, it'll be 60 and raining in a few days.