The Good and Bad

The Good: Obama! Congrats to our country and world!

The Bad: Proposition 8 and other states...I thought we have progressed a bit.

I can't say I'm shocked by the fact that states continue to take away the freedom to choose who one can marry. I suppose that those who can get married have a hard time relating. But I'm shocked that they can't put themselves into someone else's shoes. Do people honestly care who I want to marry, it's not like I'm asking the country to attend my wedding. It's not like I'm asking the country to take part in my bedroom activities. These bans on marriage are stemming from pure hate and that is a scary thing. Gays marrying would ruin the sanctity of marriage? Hasn't that already been ruined? Divorce??? People paying money to marry so they can stay in this country? It's sickening. Then across the street two men or two women are madly in love with each other, and they are forbidden to share in this sanctity called marriage. This sanctity which is just to precious and special to share with everyone. This sanctity so "respected" by heteros around our country. They have no legal rights to share 100% of each others life. No visitation rights, imagine your husband or wife is sick in a hospital and you can't see them. It's sad, sick and shameful. So those who continue to hate; our day will come. To those who are able to marry, consider yourself lucky. I have faith that our country will progress. Obama is a ray of hope in all of this. I'm thankful that Palin is no where near the White House right now, she is an evil and hateful woman with no business leaving her fine state of Alaska. I'm just elated that the democrats and maybe some finely chosen republicans are going to take charge and clean up the mess left from GW. In the end I hope our country is in a better place. For now, I'm putting my Palm Springs wedding on hold.

The Great Debate

The great debate it was not. Was I the only one not impressed by Friday’s presidential debate? Both candidates do nothing for me; in fact every time I hear them speak I like them less and less. I’m not looking forward to Election Day, either way I think we lose. Pretty bold statement, but that’s the way I feel.

Irony and Honors

Huge Streisand fan, she is an amazing human being. News broke yesterday that she would be honored by the Kennedy Center. We all knew she would be honored one day, but isn't the timing a bit ironic. Streisand is a huge liberal and she has expressed her distaste for Bush for years. I just find the timing a bit off. Bush's last party in the White House will be attended by Barbra Streisand (makes me giggle). I'm sure she'll get him a farewell gift. Perhaps she'll take that GW impersonator as her date, now that would be a hoot. But they are both adults...well at least one of them is...so I'm sure it will work out fine. I just wish I could be there to see the whole thing. Will they take photos together? Will they hug? Oh to be a fly on the wall.

In other streisand news, she is going to be singing for Obama...does anyone have a couple thousand dollars I can borrow?

Out with the old and in with the new...

Welcome to the new blog. I'm contemplating a departure from MySpace so with that brings the conclusion of "Rich's World of Thought". It's time for a change. Speaking of change, we have two polar opposites promising change for America. On one side we have Obama and on the other McCain. Prior readers will note my love for Hillary, I'm still bitter but I'm getting over it.

It's been tough for me to put my support behind Obama. I just couldn't do it. But with Election Day right around the corner I need to make some decisions. Can I honestly go to the polls and vote for McCain? Hell no! Can I go to the polls and waste my vote by writing in Hillary Clinton, yes, but that would be impractical. So the only logical choice is to suck it up and vote for Obama. I'm sure he'll grow on me and do a terrific job, so here it is folks…my endorsement for Barrack Obama. I'll write back here a year from now and see if we get the change we were promised (and rightfully deserve).

That is all for now!