1/2 :D; 1/2 -_-;;;

:D=OBAMA WON!!!!!

-__-;;;=FL's Amendment 2, Arizona's whatever, and quite possibly CA's Proposition 8. *Is more than a little pissed off about this, which is terrible right after the glee of Obama*

The wheels on the bus go round and round...

So, let's say there's a bus. It's a nice bus, a big bus, a coach bus. Got leg-room, lots of space, A/C, whatever. Sure in the back some of the chairs a little ripped, an A/C unit or two busted, a slightly different view with a few scratched windows, but it's not a big deal. And at first, anyone who gets on the bus can sit down wherever, go however far they want on it. Pay the fare and you get the usual bus ride. So it really doesn't matter that some parts of the bus near the back just aren't as good, because people can sit wherever they want (although most prefer the front, because who wouldn't?).

Except then the bus driver decides, he doesn't like this whole "most people sitting near the front" thing, even though that's where all the best seats are and there's plenty of room. So he decides, say, every 10th person has to go sit in the back. As long as they pay, people can get on or off the bus however much they want, and there's always plenty of room, but every 10th person still has to go sit in the back. It's just better that way, he decides.

And it's not bad in the back of the bus. No crud on the seats, exhaust fumes, plastic seats. It's almost the same. Just... a little worse for the wear, a little hotter, a little bumpier.

But anyone who gets on this bus--old, young, college student, easily motion sick, model, politician, midget, whatever--has to follow the bus driver's arbitrary rule. Every 10th person must sit there in the back, even though sitting in the front wouldn't bother anyone else. Because the bus driver doesn't like having that many people in the front, even though people are getting on and off at a pretty regular rate, even though there's always plenty of room.

Even though there are some people who just don't like it in the back because it's not quite as good.

So I would personally like to thank you, Florida, for being such a great bus driver. And you , Arizona. And you too, California.

Really, thanks. Good to know we've got people like you looking out for the well-being of all those lucky 9/10 people who get the privilege of sitting in the front.

Epic Fail

Okay, even for discrimination against homosexuals... Arkansas, you're doing it wrong.

Ban on Gay Couples Adopting Children
An Act Providing that an Individual who is Cohabiting Outside of a Valid Marriage May Not Adopt or be a Foster Parent of a Child Less than Eighteen Years Old.

In the words of my roommate, anyone want to take bets on how long it takes for the first heterosexual unmarried couple to file a lawsuit?

And in the meantime, those lucky lucky kids get to go live in group homes. Hoorah!