Shame on Lieberman and Bayh.

Recognition of the falsity of material wealth as the standard of success goes hand in hand with the abandonment of the false belief that public office and high political position are to be valued only by the standards of pride of place and personal profit.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt

The Selfish Politician Hall of Shame...

Joseph Lieberman: Spouse, Hadassah Lieberman, is employed by Hill & Knowlton as "senior counselor" in the firm's "health care and pharmaceuticals practice." She is a lobbyist for the health care industry.

Evan Bayh: Spouse, Susan Bayh, sits on the Board of Directors at Wellpoint Insurance, the largest health insurance company in the USA.

Lieberman and Bayh are threatening to obstruct the public option - thus putting personal profit ahead of the public welfare. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid needs to grow a pair and strip Lieberman of his Chairmanship of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The Democratic National Committee needs to fund a strong challenger when Bayh is up for election in 2010. A majority in Congress is of no use when too many Democrats are in name only.

The Onion does it again

How To Find A Masculine Halloween Costume For Your Effeminate Son

Shame on the Obama Administration.

Attorney General Holder Claims ‘Forced’ Sex is Not Rape;
Married Couple Readies DOMA Challenge

The linked story involves a Massachusetts man named Tim Coco. I've known Tim since 1985 and it pains me to know he's being treated so dishonorably by an Administration elected, in part, by LGBT Americans.

Portrait of a Hero...

Sick as a Dog...

Poor Mason was sick for part of the weekend. He awakened Danny & me Saturday around 4AM, pacing in the bedroom and whimpering. I took him out for a walk and he did his business. Thinking all was well, we went back home. But an hour later Mason had an accident, and a half hour after that, he vomited. Fortunately, our vet was able to squeeze us in that morning. When this kind of situation happens, vets most fear an obstruction (such as when a dog eats a sock), but the vet didn’t detect any lumps or sore spots in Mason. So, he gave him an IV to rehydrate him, some meds, and feeding instructions: small portions of white rice, warm chicken broth, and some lean ground beef. Mason spent the rest of Saturday cuddling with his two Daddies, while we watched TV.

By Sunday, Mason was back to his usual bouncing, happy self, and he consented to have his photo taken.

Oh, my...

It appears that on August 18, someone wrote a Wikipedia article on me . I'm flattered, even though the article has two glaring innaccuracies: I was born in and reside in Cleveland (actually, a suburb of Cleveland), not Columbus. Also, I am not bisexual, I am flat out gay - which I've aknowledged since 1985.

I have requested that the article be deleted. In all likelihood, this is the result of some unwanted attention from another Wikipedia user with whom I had a dispute around the time the article was written. I'm very happy to be non-notable and utterly ordinary by Wikipedia standards. I only play the piano for my own amusement, and am probably more known at this point for my reviews on Amazon.