Irony

A day after Louisiana acceded to grass-eater wingnuttery and passed an unecessary and possibly illegal constitutional amendment regarding marriage, Angels in America wins 11 Emmy awards--including best writer. Tony Kushner, a Louisiana native, wrote the original theater version and screenplay. In his acceptance speech, he thanked his partner Mark, and expressed hope that one day they could be legally married.

Kudos to Tony, who is a friend of mine from many years back. I'm sorry that the state you grew up in showed such ugly, regressive thinking.

Your Right Hand Thief, Timshel, and Ian McGibboney all have posts regarding Louisiana's embracing of Jurassic Age. And there's the added bonus of good old incompetence or corruption as several precincts--interestingly, in areas where you'd expect strong opposition--didn't get their voting machines in place until well after the polls were open.

Timshel notes correctly this wouldn't have made much difference in the statewide referendum--and that Fox McKeithen personally took advantage of his trucker's license to deliver some machines. However, this will allow for at least one additional legal challenge. Good. The last thing we need is this ridiculous amendment.

Back in a bit with more ranting--am a little slow to post today thanks to a weekend devoted to more exercise than normal. I entered a local rec league tennis tournament and had mixed results, but yesterday I put in six sets and am feeling it today.