Recent news round-up

Good News

• Judge backs Calif. high-speed rail over farmers
• Democrats stiffen spine against trimming benefits
• Man demoted for Facebook comments wins case Though I totally disagree with what he said, his employer has no right to discipline him for exercising his right to free speech away from the job.

Bad News

• Oklahoma Judge Sentences Teen to Church for 10 Years No representative of the government has the right to force someone to go to church.
• Judge sides with company on contraceptive coverage

Animal headline of the day

Elderly goose has honeymoon, then dies

Recent news round-up

Good News

• Fordham head blasts Ann Coulter--Update: Coulter appearance cancelled Coulter, Limbaugh, etc. are just entertainers who use gross right-wing exaggerations to generate publicity for themselves. 
• UPS Halts Boy Scouts Donations Over Anti-Gay Policy 
• S.F. health care to cover sex reassignment surgery
• TSA says yes to snow globes, reserves right to inspect cakes and pies The snow globe industry is rejoicing.
• Accuser recants sex claims against Elmo puppeteer: report

Bad News

• Red Cross response to Sandy fails to meet expectations I'm not surprised in the least. There are far better ways to help the victims of Sandy. One of my friends said, "The only thing we've gotten in Staten Island from the Red Cross is solicitations for money."
• Newly Elected State Senator Defects to Republican Party This is not going to help us get GENDA passed.

Happy anniversary to me

14 years ago today was the first time I went out presenting as a woman.