Kentucky Senate Race

Personally I was shocked the race was this close, cause, well - I know where I live. But for a brief moment last night I experienced a shining moment of faith in my people. It was brief but it happened. Then more precincts reported.

And how sad is it that my chosen candidate for senate is also the person who sponsored the state constitutional ammendment banning gay marriage? And he was the liberal candidate? And - also - according to Bunning - gay.

I think, according to my country (I'm just reading the signals here) homosexual activity is only okay if it is something we force prisoners of war to do as a form of humiliation. Now, if it is engaged in consensually, by two people who want to pledge themselves to each other and give back to the community as a couple - why, hell no. That won't fly at all.

I remind myself today that the fact that there is such an overwhelming conservative backlash is just a sign of how much and how fast change - real change is happening. Twenty years ago this was not even an issue. Ten years ago this was swept under a rug. Change takes time, but before it can happen it has to first matter and be addressed. This is a start.

Remember when Republicans loved money and hated big government? Yeah. Good times. But change happens - eventually. I mean - my sex has not even had the right to vote in this country for a full century yet. I know people that are older than a woman's right to vote.

And that took time. As does everything.

Today sucks though.


Bunning hangs on to his U.S. Senate seat

( RACE WAS CONTENTIOUS, PERSONAL )

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You know how bad it has gotten?

I'm listening to the fucking Cure.

::slips into apathy-fueled coma::