Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone...and let's all remember those in uniform who cannot be home for this holiday. Be safe, and come home soon.If you can, in these hard times, give a little something to a food bank, or your local Salvation Army, Goodwill, or other charitable cause. Even here in the United States we have very needy and hungry people, those who will be struggling in the cold and the

Colbert on "gay zombies"
The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cThe Word - Skeletons in the Closetwww.colbertnation.comColbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorU.S. SpeedskatingBRRAAAAAAIIIIINS!!!Seriously, the Catholic Church is screwed up on this, as is the Governor of Rhode Island.As usual, Colbert is a riot..."flaunt their alternative death-style"...Technorati Tags: Politics, Rights, Same Sex Marriage

RNC casts out Ronald Reagan for failing "litmus test"
First Read has obtained a resoultion being e-mailed around to Republican National Committee members for comments that proposes a conservative litmus test of sorts for candidates.If a candidate disagrees with three of the 10 items on the list, the RNC would withhold financial assistance and an endorsement from that candidate.Go read the "test", then realize that Ronald Reagan:a) Covertly supported

A revolution for evolution
One hundred fifty years ago today, Charles Darwin published one of the most groundbreaking scientific works in human history, and possibly one of the most important printed works in human history. "On The Origin Of Species" has spurred scientific inquiry, research, debate, and learning for 150 years.Let's hope that 150 years from now the debate won't be as contentious and narrow-minded as it

Some very interesting points
One of the most interesting points Savage brings up, one that I don't believe a lot of people think about, is that gay couples do not (in fact, can not) "accidently" have children. Thus nearly by definition children adopted by gay couples are children the couple wanted. It takes a very well thought out decision for a gay couple to adopt...often (sadly) the same is not true for straight couples.