Following the Debate

Marriage Debate

The link above leads to the CSPAN feed on the internet. Right now the House is considering the Marriage Protection Amendment. Apparently, according to a representative from Arizona, if I can get married, so can a group of ten people. Yeah, because that's the same thing.

Oh, now Tammy Baldwin is on. This should be good. She's a lesbian. [Update: She was great!] [Double Update: At 4:15, the House rejected the amendment. Support fell more than 60 votes short of the 290 needed to send the amendment forward. And after hearing three hours of debate, it's clear that while they are not the majority, gays and lesbians have some wonderful and principled supporters in Congress. To Mr. McGovern, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Frank, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Kolbe, and others who had the courage to speak up on my behalf today: I salute you.]

The upcoming month will see quite a bit of political discussion. To keep up with it, might I suggest Bloglines? You can follow this link to see my subscriptions. You can even subscribe to this site, and if you download a tiny notification program, you'll always know right away when your favorite sources of information, including--hopefully--this one, are updated. Slate, Salon, the New York Times, Talking Points Memo, and Wonkette are all available. So is PopLife, Paul's music review site, and Baby, I'm a Star, his site reviewing movies starring musicians. I heartily recommend Bloglines and all of the aforementioned sites.