Day: February 14, 2012
Valentine’s Day Is for Amateurs
Valentine’s Day is like St. Patrick’s Day for novice drinkers, a festive practice for passionate pretenders.
— Anonymous
Republican Party Boss: GOP Establishment Supports Romney Because He Is Weak and Will Follow Our Orders
All we have to do is replace Obama … We are not auditioning for fearless leader. We don’t need a president to tell us in what direction to go. We know what direction to go. We want the Ryan budget … We just need a president to sign this stuff. We don’t need someone to think it up or design it. The leadership now for the modern conservative movement for the next 20 years will be coming out of the House and the Senate … Pick a Republican with enough working digits to handle a pen to become president of the United States. This is a change for Republicans: the House and Senate doing the work with the president signing bills. His job is to be captain of the team, to sign the legislation that has already been prepared.
– Republican lobbyist and party boss Grover Norquist, in a speech to CPAC 2012
Romney: I Will Cut Social Security Benefits, Kill Medicare
Romney: We’re going to win on this.
Washington Becomes Seventh State, Along with the District of Columbia, to Legalize Marriage Equality
The New Civil Rights Movement:
At 12:08 PM Pacific time, Democratic Governor Christine Gregoire signed the same-sex marriage equality bill into law. Gregoire made national headlines early last month when she announced she had made a strong personal journey and now supported same-sex civil marriage, launching her push to offer marriage to all Washington citizens. One month later, the bill has become law. Washington is now the seventh state and eighth jurisdiction, including the District of Columbia, to offer civil marriage to all citizens. It is also the first state to repeal its Defense of marriage act which prohibited same-sex couples the right to marry.
