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Is the notion of “marriage equality” at odds with the natural sciences?

Gay Patriot  Nov 07 09

As I research the idea of male aggression for the chapter in my dissertation on why men need the goddess Athena, I encounter reams of evidence, from the social as well as the natural sciences, which provide substance to my “gut” suspicion of the term, “marriage equality.

Obamanomics in Action: Double-Digit Unemployment

Gay Patriot  Nov 07 09

Ten months ago, just days before a new dawn in America, then President-elect Barack H. Obama told us that Economists from across the political spectrum agree that if we don’t act swiftly and boldly, we could see a much deeper economic downturn that could lead to double-digit unemployment and the American Dream slipping further and [.

Democrats Dupe Gays to Help Corzine

Gay Patriot  Nov 06 09

In trying to spin the results of this week’s elections to fit the Democratic/media narrative that Republicans are a dying species, Administration officials dwell on the results in NY-23 as if the White House were indifferent to the races in New Jersey and Virginia.

So, which party is riven by ideological disputes?

Gay Patriot  Nov 06 09

Let’s see, 69 (of 258) House Democrats “have expressed opposition to the Speaker’s health care bill.

How did a party beholden to conservative extremists manage to win so many elections in jurisdictions won by Obama just one year ago?

Gay Patriot  Nov 06 09

Focusing on the campaign in New York’s 23rd Congressional District as if it were the only election conducted last week, leading Democrats from the White House on down tell us that the GOP is a divided party, beholden to its far right extremist fringe.

Ft. Hood Islamist Massacre

Gay Patriot  Nov 06 09

The Religion of Peace is alive and well in the ranks of our own military. Wonderful. RELATED: President Obama’s “My Pet Goat” Moment? At about 5 p.

Barbara Boxer: Failed Senator

Gay Patriot  Nov 06 09

So, California Democrats are calling Carly Fiorina “a failed CEO.”  California Democrats know a lot about failures, failure to balance the budget, failure to stand up to public employee unions, failure to hold the line on taxes.

Why do Gay Leaders Have this Compulsion to Out their Adversaries?

Gay Patriot  Nov 06 09

It seems gay leaders exist to make my point about their incompetence to appeal to those whose minds they most need to change.

Carly Fiorina: Reagan Republican

Gay Patriot  Nov 06 09

It seems some conservative bloggers are so devoted to defeat the more establishment Republicans in the race that they assume all contests on the right are between a “stimulus” supporters like Charlie Crist and Marco Rubio or Dede Scozzafava and Doug Hoffman.

Maybe Doug Hoffman Should Have Better Attended to Local Issues

Gay Patriot  Nov 05 09

Shortly after Bob Dornan lost his Orange County congressional seat by fewer than 1,000 votes (many of which turned out to be cast illegally), I was talking with a Republican political consultant who said that a number of his associates (in the political consultancy world) had warned the right-wing firebrand that he was in danger [.

Thank you, President Obama!

Gay Patriot  Nov 05 09

. . . and Rahm Emanuel and Anita Dunn and David Axelrod. Fox News pulls huge election day ratings. Mr.

Did Gay Issues Help Sink Hoffman?

Gay Patriot  Nov 05 09

Active in Virginia politics when living in Arlington in the 1990s, I reached a conclusion about most suburban “swing” voters, they are neither pro-gay nor anti-gay, but are rather anti-anti-gay, that is, they really don’t like candidates who make opposition to gay issues the centerpiece of their campaigns.

The Obama Democrats’ Real Dilemma:When the Rubber, er, Rhetoric Meets the Road

Gay Patriot  Nov 05 09

Young people swarmed to the Obama bandwagon last year because of the Democrat’s hip campaign and powerful presence.

On Conservatives & the GOP

Gay Patriot  Nov 05 09

Grover gets it: Conservatives cannot win without the Republican party and the Republican party cannot win without conservatives.

Reflections on the Impending Death of Obamacare

Gay Patriot  Nov 05 09

If President Obama and congressional Democrats want to prevent more Democrats from suffering the fate next fall as outgoing New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, outgoing Westchester County Executive Andy Spano and various Democrats across the Commonwealth of Virginia did last night, they would do well to ditch health care as an issue and focus on legislation [.

Needing Gay Leaders Who Can Change Conservative Minds

Gay Patriot  Nov 05 09

The other night I attended a screening of a friend’s documentary-in-progress following a number of gay couples who, in 2004, went up to San Francisco to get married when Mayor Gavin Newsom allowed his city to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

2009 campaign takeaway: negative ads not (always) effective

Gay Patriot  Nov 04 09

Would-be Jon Corzines are quaking in their boots (and heels).  Having watched firsthand an unpopular Democratic Governor win reelection in the Golden State in 2002 by trashing his opponent, I thought the New Jersey Democrat’s nasty campaign might have worked.

Maine & Washington Results Indicate New Gay Leadership Needed

Gay Patriot  Nov 04 09

I will wait to write a more comprehensive post on gay issues and the 2009 elections when we get final returns from Washington State where a measure to uphold the state’s Domestic Partnership program currently clings to a narrow lead.

Barone: the ‘burbs are back for the GOP

Gay Patriot  Nov 04 09

Last night, on FoxNews Michael Barone delivered his interpretation of the election results.  Unlike other big name pundits, he looked beyond the big races and found some significant trends in the contests to which others weren’t paying much attention.

Maine Voters Reject Gay Marriage

Gay Patriot  Nov 04 09

Given that the elected legislature had passed and the elected Governor had signed the law in Maine recognizing same-sex marriage, I had expected the dynamics of the race to be a little different in the Pine Tree State.

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