Proposition 8 “served no purpose, and had no effect, other than to lessen the status and human dignity of gays and lesbians in California, and to officially reclassify their relationship and families as inferior to those of opposite-sex couples.”

Oh, boy. Can’t wait to see what happens when people read this over their Monday morning coffee. Republican presidential candidate John McCain, looking to improve his standing with the party’s conservative  [more...]

Now, the conspiracy-minded among us can start to piece together the plot. Bush nominates Harriet Miers, an obvious non-starter. But why? Easy. She was a sacrificial lamb, sent out to draw fire (Bush has done this many  [more...]

Boy, tomorrow is going to be an incredibly depressing day. It’s not enough that we can expect the regressive ultra-right Alito to be confirmed to the Supreme Court; but we’ll also have Dubya gloating about  [more...]