Sex, Religion and Politics (and its only my second post!)

Tried to write this yesterday but I got waylaid. I was very excited to hear that the popular gay mayor of Germany's most populated city has grandiose political ambitions to match the expectations of that population. Solid chance he'll end up the first gay chancellor in German history in the not too distant future. I find that terrific. I love gay people in public position. I just trust them more I think. Surely its because I assume a higher concentration of liberal attitudes with the gay mind.

The new-ish leader of the Parti Quebecoise is young, gay and with a history of cocaine use back in college. Seems like a terrific guy to me. Oh, well, he is a seperatist. He wants to split one of my favorite countries into three pieces, further damaging the already vulnerable economy of the eastern provinces from which I was spawned. But see, I can look past all that because he's gay (and young and with a history of drug abuse). I just really appreciate characteristics like that in my politicians. He isn't the leader of the province yet, but surely he will be in a couple years.

Then there is the hope of the new gay anglican bishop and possible head of the Newark diocese. Newark has a diocese? Hmm... Doesn't seem like the most glamorous spot, but I'd still love to see more gay priests in the fancy bishop cloth. Maybe I'll find god. Nah.

Good stuff.

That reminds me. There is a congressman in Chicago named Jesse Jackson Jr. who named his son Jesse III and his daughter Jessica. Is that disturbing? Who is this guy? Either way. There is just something terribly weird about that. I wonder if he made his wife change her name to Jessica too. Probably.