Daily Kos: Cheers & Jeers from the Great State of Maine

Highlights:
* Whoever named the bill is a genius: "An Act to Prevent Discrimination in Civil Marriage and Affirm Religious Freedom."
* Michael, my partner of 16 years, and I are registered as domestic partners here, which is nice but not quite the same as marriage (or civil unions). I believe ( Read more... )

In short ( Read more... )

( Senator Casey wrote me this. )

I recently wrote this letter to my Senators:
( letter details )

Daily Kos: BREAKING Balgojevich to name FMR ILL AG Burris to Obama Seat UPDATEDApparently, the Senate's warning that it wasn't going to seat anyone appointed by disgraced Illinois govenor Blagojevich was not sufficient. For whatever reason (pride? to stir up the pot?), word is he's going to assign the seat to former Illinois attornery general ( Read more... )

It's just been a bad day overall for civil liberies. First we have anti-gay anti-women pastor Rick Warren "included" in the upcoming inauguration at Obama's request. (Not that that's exactly today's news, it's just I've been thinking about it alot today.) Now this:

Daily Kos: Bush issues health care 'conscience' rule

* The controversial rule ( Read more... )

So, Rick Warren, noted homophobe (oh, and pastor) has been invited to do something religious at the Inauguration Ceremony. Progressives are a little upset.

I've heard a lot of sad aimed at our President-Elect as a result of this. I just want to mention that there are reports that this is a Congressional decision, not a Change.gov decision. As ( Read more... )

Sarah Haskin, Woman, explains how "there's only one way for a man to say I love you to his woman: expensive shiny rocks."

I was at Skye's this weekend for a cookie making event, and two of my cookie recipes garnered requests:
our Molasses Cookies, and my Mom's Christmas Cookies (aka Butter Cookies).

( Recipes )

These cookies are unreal. I almost don't believe in them:
Baker's Banter: The Other Cookie Baker