Read It And Weep

Virginia's newly elected governor actually sent this outrageous tripe to that great commonwealth's internationally recognized universities. This sickness from the state that gave us Jefferson should make any enlightened human give pause.

I must remind you that this grotesque was ceremoniously knighted by the Republican Party to respond to Obama's State of the Union address. He is not a marginal, hysterical yokel or some slack-jawed charismatic populist of the boondocks; instead, he's one of the Republican's touted up-and-comers who is now governor of one of our republic's most important states.

One party cowardly drags its feet concerning my rights (while cynically and cautiously extoling them). The other celebrates, relishes, and promotes my second-class citizenry and would remorselessly vote it down to no-rights status if they thought they could get away with it.

How cold is Montreal? Learning French and riding trains sounds really, really good right now.