tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84915272704282719.post4354522162711638631..comments2021-08-03T06:48:41.028-05:00Comments on The Public Money: The Noise Machine (02/15/10)Coryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01939964640082045428noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84915272704282719.post-53510053987125235152010-02-15T11:28:29.019-06:002010-02-15T11:28:29.019-06:00I was invited to the Tea Party straw poll, and may...I was invited to the Tea Party straw poll, and maybe I should have attended. However, while I am certainly aligned with them in some areas (i.e. fiscally, up to a point), I am very much opposed to them in others (e.g. the whole "social conservative" thing.) And, from what I have seen, it appears to be an "all or nothing" thing with them - which makes me think that maybe the TP movement (much better than "teabaggers" IMHO) will be another flash in the pan - sort of like John Anderson, Ross Perot, and other alternative candidates recently.<br /><br />Of course, they are having another "straw poll" via the Web, maybe I should check it out...<br /><br />~EdT.Ed T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05901818490442310728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84915272704282719.post-72026149752783077612010-02-15T10:23:47.988-06:002010-02-15T10:23:47.988-06:00"One thing worse than no civil union rights f...<i>"One thing worse than no civil union rights for the GLBT community is the idea of the Government moving in and forcing churches to perform GLBT marriages against their will."</i><br /><br />Maybe - OTOH, that isn't any worse than what we have today, where the churches don't have a real choice when it comes to performing a legal same-sex marriage (they can't - though they can call it a "commitment ceremony".) My guess is that, if and when same-sex marriage is "legalized", the laws will be crafted such that churches aren't forced to perform them (much as they aren't forced to perform ANY sort of marriage today.)<br /><br />~EdT.Ed T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05901818490442310728noreply@blogger.com