Prop. 8 declared unconstitutional (again.)

From the Sacbee: 

A federal appeals court today ruled California's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional, upholding a federal judge's landmark ruling in a case likely destined for the U.S. Supreme Court.
The decision, by a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, is a major lift for gay-rights advocates in a nationally-watched case.

The Prop. 8 proponents (the homophobes) had wanted the initial federal judge, Vaughn R. Walker, to recuse himself because he is gay. I'm sure they will also ask the Supreme Court's Catholic justices to sit this one out as well, to avoid any conflict of interest.

Newt will never be President, but just in case.

From a profile in Vanity Fair, from 1995. A lot of the article is how his then-wife really didn't want to be first lady. But the quote to savor is this:

But in Washington there are many demands on the Speaker's time. Since Newt became a national celebrity, he has no shortage of female admirers --from Callista Bisek, a former aide in Congressman Steve Gunderson's office who has been a favorite breakfast companion, to the ubiquitous Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington, who has become a self-appointed guardian to the newly desirable Newt.

This is sort of like that picture of Clinton hugging Monica on the rope line. Little did we know at the time…

The fact that this serial philandering, disgraced former speaker is selling himself as the savior of America's values ought to be as laughable as a pizza ceo/restaurant lobbyist being president.