The Vermont Legislature voted today to override Governor Jim Douglas’ veto of a bill which would allow gays and lesbians to marry. The override makes Vermont the “fourth state to legalize gay marriage — and the first to do so with a legislature’s vote.” Under Vermont law, two-thirds of each chamber had to vote for override. The vote came nine years after Vermont adopted its first-in-the-nation civil unions law. It’s now the fourth state to permit same-sex marriage. Massachusetts, Connecticut and...
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Obama’s Approval Hits New High – 66%
A new CBS News/New York Times poll shows that in the wake of President Obama’s first trip abroad, “Americans are more positive about the respect accorded to a U.S. president than they have been in years.” Sixty-seven percent say world leaders respect Mr. Obama, while 18 percent say they do not respect the president. That’s a sharp contrast to the response when this question was asked about Mr. Obama’s predecessor, George W. Bush, in July 2006: Just 30 percent...
Senator Kerry to Make Darfur Visit
U.S. officials announced on Monday that Senator John Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will lead a delegation to Sudan’s Darfur region, “in a possible sign of a growing willingness to engage with Khartoum.” The U.S. diplomatic source said Kerry, a Democrat, would lead a Congressional delegation to Darfur, and would meet senior Sudanese officials in Khartoum in the middle of next week. The state-run Sudanese Media Center said the U.S. Congressional delegation would visit Sudan for...
The GOP’s ‘…intellectual force and energy’ ducked the draft, Vietnam
I get a kick out of watching Republicans squirm when Democrats call Rush Limbaugh the face of the GOP. The squirming started after Limbaugh said he hopes President Obama fails. No doubt, more than a few Republicans agree. But they know better than to publicly root for Obama to screw up. Anyway, after Limbaugh blabbed, Rahm Emanuel, the president’s chief of staff, called him “the voice and the intellectual force and energy behind the Republican Party.” Author Frank Schaeffer said...
Italian Earthquake Warning Was Removed From Internet
The death toll has risen to 150 in the 6.3 magnitude Italian earthquake that struck early this morning. Approximately 1500 people have been injured and tens of thousands are homeless from the quake. It also has caused ”major damage to historic buildings in the medieval hill towns of Abruzzo Region east of Rome, officials said.” Most of the deaths and damage were centered in L’Aquila, a picturesque fortress town at the quake’s epicenter. “It’s a disaster never before seen,” said Franco...
Pentagon Allows Media to See Return of US War Dead
The 18-year ban on media coverage of the return of fallen U.S. service members ended Sunday night “with a solemn ceremony for the arrival of a flag-draped casket of an airman felled in Afghanistan.” Sphere: Related Content
The Next Economic Landscape
The Atlantic has a great read on the economy from Richard Florida the author of The Rise of the Creative Class: “How the Crash Will Reshape America.”
Why Should We Give Homes to Winos Who Won’t Stop Drinking
Housing the homeless saves money and is good for us.
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