Virginian voters, I can’t say that I’m surprised at you. A little disappointed, but I never had my hopes up too high that you might not be swayed by homophobia. As has been widely reported, the wording of this amendment is so unneccesarily draconian as to threaten partnerships both homosexual and heterosexual. The text of our new amendment is as follows:

“That only a union between one man and one woman may be a marriage valid in or recognized by this Commonwealth and its political subdivisions.

“This Commonwealth and its political subdivisions shall not create or recognize a legal status for relationships of unmarried individuals that intends to approximate the design, qualities, significance, or effects of marriage. Nor shall this Commonwealth or its political subdivisions create or recognize another union, partnership, or other legal status to which is assigned the rights, benefits, obligations, qualities, or effects of marriage.”

At least it looks like you all did not allow macaca to serve another term. Whether this puts a quash on his presidential aspirations remains to be seen.

Oh, and Rick Santorum lost! How fucking awesome is that?

Lately I’ve been taken with watching the two X-Men movies when I’ve nothing better to do. I used to do the same thing with Spider-Man, but after the n^th^ viewing I’ve gotten almost all the lines memorized and all I want to do is watch the sequel anyhow. Right now though, it’s the X-Men, and I keep finding more to like in them every time.

Last night, while watching the first movie yet again I was struck by Senator Kelly’s impassioned speech to the Senate in the first part of the film. Specifically this bit:

I think the American people deserve the right to decide if they want their children to be in school with mutants, to be taught by mutants.

I thought to myself, “That sounds awful familiar, doesn’t it self?”

We all know that the mutations of X-Men are simply exciting and fanciful depictions of nearly any lifestyle outside the mainstream of society be it homosexuality, nerdiness, plant fuckers, whatever. It’s a lot more interesting when these outcasts can shoot lasers or fly or read minds.

Not too long ago the Republican candidate for Senate here in the Palmetto State Jim DeMint said that if teachers were “openly gay. [He] did not think they should be teaching in a public school.” No really, he said that. I only changed the pronoun.

(That’s not all. He also said unmarried pregnant women were unfit to teach children. No, I’m serious.)

Yes indeed. Folks running for office, federal office no less, still manage to say insane shit like you might read in a comic book.