Farhad demonstrates EXACTLY the problem with journalists today: they fall in "wuvvvv" with the candidates.

"But McCain, he's so handsome, and he *seems* so sweet and honest-ish . . . Not like that geeky Kerry guy (just don't like the cut of his jibe), not like that boring Al Gore, not like that absolutely icky Mr. Nader (could you imagine kissing him???). Or, my goodness, the fruit-cake with the scream, what's his name, Howard something or other (Howard! Ughh... That is just such a gay name)..."

So good to know it's not about the issues, Farhad. 'Cause it's not like McCain has found any political expedience in getting on the immigration thing, being a Senator from illegal-immigrant heavy Arizona and all. And cracking down on soft-money? Surely a principaled stand from a guy who knows just exactly how those kind of illegal finance things work (that his law just so happens to destroy Democratic fund-raising efforts without impacting Republicans is surely a well-meaning accident).

But, yeah, McCains's cute. It's understandable how a libby little writer-boy could get a crush on the man. Especially when he does that cute little eye-roll thing that says, "Yeah, sure, I just broke-bread with a Jew-hating fundy, and I helped a coked-up wingnut win the whitehouse, but c'mon.... I'm a good guy. Vote for me, and I'll let you ride in my bus."

Just do us one favor, Farhad -- before you settle down in Mr. Big's Lap on the Bullshit Express, remember what kind of pilot he was in Vietnam. His best skill? Intercepting enemy missiles with his fuselage. (No wonder the guy graduated last at the academy.)

So have a nice ride, keep an eye out for the incoming, and don't forget to wipe the lipstick off your collar before you come back to the Mrs. M.

~

Note to previous poster about the red stars:

Red Stars are given out by space aliens, according to Broadsheet writer Lynn Harris, who also frequently receives more of them than her readers. One wonders: is this confirmation that Joan Walsh really does come from Pluto?

We report. You decide.

see my previous post on this

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/46946

Woman Finds Imperfect Mate At Outlet Mall

April 5, 2006 | Issue 42•14

CLINTON, CT—Joan Cruzan, a 39-year-old graphic designer and frequent factory outlet shopper, discovered her imperfect mate at the Clinton Crossing outlet mall Sunday. "You wouldnt call him a perfect fit. He seems a bit faded, one arm is longer than the other, and he's little too large in the waist. But if you don't look too close, he's fine," Cruzan said. "Main thing is, he's comfortable, and perfect for just knocking around the house." Cruzan added that since her new mate cost her very little emotionally, she will have no problem leaving him on the curb if he unravels.

If you want to legalize gay co-habitation as marriage, then you ought to legalize polygyny as polygamy.

Why do feminists support gay marriage but oppose polygamy?

B/c the current status quo alternative -- serial marriage -- results in a transfer of wealth from man to woman at the end of each marriage in the form of alimony.

And feminists unabashedly favor benefits to women at the cost of men.

If you want to be fair the options are:

1. Leave marriage as one man and one woman

2. Legalize gay marriage and polygamy

3. Legalize gay marriage and eliminate alimony

But since when did feminists play fair?

P.S. The gay-marriage agenda helped Bush win his second term. It will now help mid-term Republicans stay in office. When gays and feminists hijack the Democratic agenda to serve their narrow self-interests the backlash damages us all. In short, America cannot afford a gay-feminist driven political agenda. That is why the only realistic option is number one.