But far be it from me to defend those dirty rotten scoundrels against misbegotten accusations and arbitrarily assumed scopes of duty.
Hey, the year of political advocacy I promised my best friend is over. He's wonderful to listen to and should have finished his constitutional law degree, but as of 12:01 A.M. January 1, I'm not sharing any messages.
Amendments & rulings come & go, like the joke prohibition was. Eventually gay marriage won't be any more illegal than interracial marriage. Abortions are available in Canada, and there's always sterilization. I'm 6 weeks into my Essure probation time (takes 3 months to be fully effective), and it didn't hurt anymore than getting my ears pierced. If the U.S. doesn't own up to the part it has played in global climate change & share some responsibility in cleaning up the mess, the consequences will be nightmarish, but then again, it won't be in my lifetime, and I don't have kids to worry about.
I'm delighted to be fully back into what matters to me, which is animal welfare, conservation and historical structure preservation, in that order. I did, however, allow myself a smirk over the break room hysteria this morning regarding the Social Security revamping proposed to change the calculation methods & reduce payouts. Those "near retirement" allegedly won't be affected, but it seems Bush won't give anyone a concrete answer on what that phrase means, so all the 55+ people here are in quite a tizzy and feeling (direct quote) "betrayed, after we voted him into office!!"
I eased out of the room with my coffee and my 27 years before retirement age to get ready and let the dervishes whirl.
