- Contrary to popular belief, it turns out that less than 40% of American energy comes from oil. Although it wins in terms of plurality, we should focus our efforts on other places, such as nuclear power, or stop putting limits on off-shore drilling for oil or extraction of natural gas.
- Libertarian commentator Steve Chapman wrote an article entitled "Gay Marriage Lost, But It's Not Losing." Chapman highlights the increasingly majority-based support for civil unions, most notably using the recent victory for the gay rights movement in Washington state as proof. Chapman concludes his article with "Many gay-rights advocates reject anything short of full access to marriage as a disgraceful revival of the old "separate but equal" policy -- which was anything but equal for African-Americans. But you don't get across a broad river in a single leap. You get there by building a bridge that allows you to travel across one step at a time. As a destination, civil unions leave a lot to be desired. But as an avenue, they're hard to beat." Funny how I blogged on this issue and came to the same conclusion regarding civil unions.
-How low can can a man go? That's what I had to ask with regards to Obama and his latest trip to Japan. Apparently, the way he bowed to the Japanese emperor caused a bit of a ruckus. Not only did the emperor not reciprocate, but if you look at American dignitaries in the past, they haven't treated the emperor as such. A hearty handshake has worked in the past. This line of criticism is similar to when Obama bowed to the king of Saudi Arabia. Obama is head of the most powerful nation in the world. If anything, people should be bowing to him! Of course, this is a man with no respect for American exceptionalism, and goes around the world apologizing for America's past mistakes without having a spine with his body. The fact that he was able to bow tells me there's still some curvature left, so I personally hope that he grows a pair, but again, I'm not exactly going to hold my breath.
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