Scalia Rocks!

Antonin Scalia is turning out to be my favorite justice. Yes, he argues against gay unions, and is a hard-core traditionalist. But, at the same time, he is super bright, exceptionally clever, and his writings are full of great trivia (but never trivial) facts. He is also the cleanest writer on the bench.

Sampling from the recent McCreary County, Kentucky v. American Civil Liberties.
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Scalia in dissent.

JUSTICE STEVENS fails to recognize that in the context of public acknowledgments of God there are legitimate competing interests: On the one hand, the interest of that minority in not feeling "excluded"; but on the other, the interest of the overwhelming majority of religious believers in being able to give God thanks and supplication as a people, and with respect to our national endeavors. Our national tradition has resolved that conflict in favor of the majority. It is not for this Court to change a disposition that accounts, many Americans think, for the phenomenon remarked upon in a quotation attributed to various authors, including Bismarck, but which I prefer to associate with Charles de Gaulle: "God watches over little children, drunkards, and the United States of America."
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"Pride 05" or "More of the Same 05"

Last weekend was GAY PRIDE in LA.

What is it exactly, and why specifically, are we to celebrate?

-STD rates are still high and, in case of syphilis, even higher than before.
-The marriage amendment still looms ahead.
-More states have constitutionalzed anti-gay marriage amendments.
-Our image is still distorted for America through the filter of “Queer as Folk” and “Will and Grace” among others.

In such times I would encourage more restraint and less drag. The gay image is in serious need of repair and short skirts over hairy legs are no means of achieving this necessary end.