Gay Marriage

I came across an editorial in The Washington Post called "Mike Huckabee, gay marriage defender" written by Ruth Marcus. Marcus is an editorial writer for The Post, specializing in American politics, campaign finance, the federal budget and taxes, and other domestic issues. In this recent editorial Marcus took something that the governor said, even though he didn't mean it that way, and found it to be in support of gay marriages. Huckabee was quoted, referring to, "$300 billion dad deficit in America every year. That's the amount of money that we spend as taxpayers to pick up the pieces because dads are derelict in their duties and they're not raising their kids and supporting them. . . . One of the reasons I came to the conclusion was not for an evangelical reason. It was seeing a lot of money that we spend as a state was spent in picking up the pieces of people whose lives were broken because their families were dysfunctional or shattered."And speaking on Daniel Patrick Moynihan, "He understood the economic reality of out-of-wedlock children," Huckabee said. Marcus took this quote as an argument for same-sex marriage and not against it because unless you believe the absence of the right to get married will prevent gays and lesbians from having children, which it doesn't seem like, Marcus believes that we should be celebrating their desire to form stable unions and subject themselves to clear legal responsibilities. Marcus interprets Obama's decision as simply saying that the federal government will from now on respect a state's definition of marriage-even if it encompasses same-sex marriage.

WAPost

He Resigns.

Okay, so at first I really wasn't following this story but I started to read up on it after I read the article (link below). I really find it interesting that the President of Egypt resigned after it seemed like he was going to hold on to his spot til the death. But he finally did it and the people were overjoyed, like it one of the pictures I seen, there was a man crying because that's how serious the issue was and one person even said "He's finally off our throats". I'm really glad that the majority got what they wanted and I can't wait to see what's in store for Egypt now (I've heard that we will be impressed by what's to come). 

I think this article is worth reading because it just shows us how passionate some people are about their freedom, rights, and just how they want a say. Sometimes these things are taken for granted but after reading this article you will see how much they are dearly appreciated.

NYT