The news this week has been both good and bad. First the good news, Spain and Canada! Starting today gay marriage is legal in Spain, and Canada's lower house passed a gay marriage bill last week and its upper house will do the same soon. Happy Dominion Day and thanks to our friends to the north. I've been looking at real estate in Spain on the internet, that would be a great place to retire (I need warmth).
Now the bad news, Sandra Day O'Connor and Luther Vandross. I was so hoping it would be only Rehnquist resigning this year, but now we have a pivotal centrist leaving. You know Bush will pick some right-wing kook like Scalia or Thomas. I do not look forward to the battle ahead. It will not be a good one for our country. Clinton knew how divisive this all could be so he chose moderates who he knew everyone could support. Bush doesn't have the guts for that, he must appeal to his base and leave the rest of the country out in the cold.
When I heard about Luther I was totally bummed. I went upstairs to one of my PC's and put one of his CD's on. When The Power of Love began I just started bawling, all the way through the song. It so embodied what he was all about. Luther was more than a beautiful voice (his voice was truly a gift from God), he was also a kind-hearted soul. Someone who lived for his family and all his friends. You could see his innate goodness in any interview or concert. The fact that he was probably gay and knew he could never tell his fans is kind of sad. He was a romantic crooner and knew that an openly gay man could not (yet) pull that off in the popular mindset. I love you Luther for all you were and all you could have been.
I believe in the power of love...
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