Dude, I said the whippy rat was hot, you really think I'm going to delete your comment????

The whippy rat IS hot, haha.

Thank you. I don't know anything about Cleveland politics and how he was as mayor

The Catch 22 of Liberal Politics. He drove the city to bankruptcy, so they turned him out and put him in congress to do the same thing with the country.

This state is similar to Gideon's.  You have to register with a party to vote in the primary, so I never will.  If it was an open primary, I would vote for Richardson on the democrat side (not that I agree with half his stands, but I think the man at least knows how to lead), and Fred Thompson on the republican side.

Good finds, LW.

I have to say in all honesty, I don't find either party horribly attractive (which is why I'm not part of either of the Big Two), but I find Ron Paul the least detestable of the primary candidates.

THAT being said, if it comes up as you predict (Guiliani vs. Hillary), I'll vote for Guiliani with a smile on my face, as he is by far the least contemptible of the two. Of course, I will support ANY Republican candidate vs. Hillary.

Richardson, I get. Thompson, not so much. I think Thompson is too far right for the country right now -- just as I think K is too far left. You know me, it's all about the middle. Richardson is a good middle candidate, and one I haven't really looked at -- maybe I should do some more research. Gotta run! Thanks for following this, M

Very well said!

(sidenote: LW, if I ever run for President, I am SO hiring you as my researcher! I'd hire you for the state rep race 'cept I don't think you'd work for empty pizza boxes and ancient computer parts!)

Hmmm. Now that's spin, I think. And I don't mean take or opinion, I mean spin.(I forgot to hit the button, I mean, of course, the comment regarding supporting an pro-choice candidate. As far as "a queer taking a queen for a wife" please watch it. I don't think you'd consider me a "queer" or a "queen" if you met me. In fact, most people just think of me as me, and don't know about anything else until I tell them. I married my partner last year. He's a little scary to most people: former military, veteran, tough. He made the lady at the jewelry store cry when he bought my ring, because he finally got sick of her asking about his wife. He biked across the US and Canada. Frankly, the only thing that pisses me off is I have to jump through hoops to get the same rights (say at the hospital) as my married sister. M

I also bristle at public monies going to benefit private, profit making enterprises, like (gasp) hospitals and shrimp farms

Only some hospitals are for profit, many are not-for-profit. And while most doctors are well-compensated, many researchers are not. I cheer public monies supporting research and healthcare. I do not cheer public money lining the pockets of Blackwater.

joe,

I know you haven't been around for all of this, but my stance on "gay marriage" is that of government neutrality. Frankly, I don't believe that government should be in the marriage business, be it heterosexual marriage, homosexual marriage, or (shudder!) other possibilities that might not occur to me at this moment. The ONLY standard I think the government should protect is that relationships need to involve consenting adults (do I need to inject "humans" here? No sado-squirrels for you, mr. Photographer!)

I think you should take the larger point. That the government really shouldn't care WHO you choose to marry. Now, I, as a minister (in the loosest sense of the word, although I AM ordained!), on the other hand, have the right to choose to whom I will or will not render services, but the government should stoip at your threshhold.

I invite you to take a good look at the Libertarian Party if you haven't already. While there are some areas where I see you having "issues", I think there are a lot of things about the party you would like.

I don't take any issue at all with your points, in fact, we are on the same page. Maybe not the same sentence, but the same page. I just didn't like the choice of wording, though it did have a catchy ring to it (queers and queens, I mean), and my little PC back (which shows it's ugly head every once in a while) rears it's ugly head.

The whole Hannibal Lechter head mask is kinda hot, too, but I digress. Gotta run, long day ahead, but I'm glad you're here.
M

yea, but you are center, I am right.

I think that Richardson would be a president in the Clinton (Bill - not hillary) mode without the Scandals. SO I could vote for him (but not based upon his current stated positions).

I joke about Kucinich because I agree with him on a lot of issues, but in reality, Richardson is my favorite. I have the pleasure of living in New Mexico for two years, and I've seen how he's helped that state grow in ways they never thought possible. He's turned it from a dump into a pretty nice place to live during his tenure as governor.

And he's got a HELL of a lot more foreign relations experience than the rest of the candidates combined, which I think could possibly do us a lot of good.

Good response. No, I hope you don't avoid my threads, I think you have a lot to say, some of which I even think is really smart. Turd Burglar is definitely in this later category.     

Oh, man. Please just realize where I'm coming from. I guess I took a different route, I admit, than most gay men. I went the health conscious, gym rat, kick boxing lessons, don't fuck with me or I'll kill you and laugh while doing it psycho route. It does benefit me in my line of work (I fit in better with those I'm photographing which makes them relaxed and is half the battle).

I never use those terms myself, and flinch when other gay men do. Of course, I also don't hang around people who are at all stereotyped, don't really get that whole thing, haven't been to a bar in years, DESPISE the show Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, but LOVE Top Chef. I used to drive a Honda Civic tuner car, sold it and switched to a .... (I can feel the wince) Prius. anyway, I'm glad your here and like reading what you have to say. M

Hmmm. I feel a little left out. Could it be all the drive by media attention has duped me into ignoring a candidate? God, I need to have an exorcism already? It's only been a few months since my last one....