In 31 states rapists who father children through rape have the same custody & visitation rights that other fathers enjoy (via @Pres_Bartlet)

Oh, man. This CNN report focuses on the fact that George Bush, when meeting with Republican senators yesterday, wasn’t even asked about Iraq. I think most people reading this story focus on Trent Lott’s  [more...]

I don’t understand this one. The Senate voted yesterday to strengthen hate-crimes legislation as a response to attacks on gay people. The vote was 65 to 33, which is impressive. And get his quote from a  [more...]