All up in the air

Well the Michigan primary didn't reveal much in the way of the GOP's predicted candidate, because Mitt Romney managed to win his first election. That means Huckabee, McCain and Romney all still have a shot because they have all won one primary. Which means, when it comes to the Republicans, it's all up in the air.

For my money, it's going to be McCain for the GOP candidate. I feel he has the biggest support base, and is the candidate most likely to win any independent votes (at least those not thrown to the Democrats, which will be most). As far as the Democrats go, I'm nervous about Hillary. She seems to remain annoying popular even as she becomes less likable to me. I wish I had more confidence in Obama - I would love to see him up against McCain, but he's still lagging just behind Hillary. I refuse to see another Republican in office, but I'll wear black for four years if we have another Clinton.

One big happy family

Beshear is calling for help. From us. The citizens. This doesn't often happen in government, at least as far as I know. He actually encouraged people to contact him if they have an idea of how to get the state out of this financial shithole Ernie Fletcher has left us in. In some warm, fuzzy, idealistic way, that's pretty cool.

He didn't really give us much detail about how exactly this abysmal situation can be remedied, but he did promise not to raise taxes. And he didn't mention the cornerstone of his campaign last year...those casinos our neighbors to the west are so fond of. So if we don't have the working man's dollar, and we aren't raking in the results of gambling fetishes, what does the finiancial future (and present for that matter) of Kentucky look like? I guess that's why our governor is appealing to the masses...he doesn't have a clue either.

God on their side

So I'm a Catholic, I go to church on a fairly regular basis, but have never been the Catholic Church's strongest advocate. In fact, there are quite a few things about the Church I don't agree with. Like the forced bowing at specific times during the Mass. Does God really care when we slightly incline our heads in reverance, rather than give a significant bow to show even more respect? Too strict for my taste. Then again, I'm rebellious by nature and distrusting of authority...I'm a Democrat.

Anyway, to get to the point, I was in church a few weeks ago with my family when I heard something extremely upsetting. One of the petitions read, among those pleading for the rest of deceased parishoners and the health of the pope, was that governments would protect the institution of marriage between a man and a woman. Of course I know the Catholic Church's position on the gays, OK, I mean I know the priests and bishops aren't fans but come on. To PRAY during MASS that secular organizations keep homosexuals from committing their lives to each other in marriage seems utterly wrong.

I was flabergasted and outraged. I know the church thinks it has God on its side, but it seems to me that it's the other way around. I mean, isn't one of the church's main philosophies that every person should be treated equally, with kindness and respect? Doesn't that include gay people? No matter how much the church claims not to have a problem with gay people, only their actions, I'm not buying it. Marriage is for everyone, including two men or two women. I hope this is not an issue in 30 years. I hope we look back and are embarassed by how long it took to grant gay people the right to be married in EVERY state in this so-called most advanced country in the world. I think this will happen - because I believe God is on their side.