Score one for the gays!

California legalized same-sex marriage today, in the most significant escalation to date of its war with Massachusetts about who will destroy the nation's families first. Hooray! All this fighting is great for me!

Pot vending machines--where else but L.A.

So as a glorious but fleeting escape from all this primary business, I offer a news item from U.S.A. Today which is reinforcing what my father always told me about it--"That is NOT a real newspaper, Marianne. Go get the New York Times."-- by reporting on the first 24-hour medical marijuana vending machines.

Clearly vital because it features "convenient access, lower prices, safety, and anonymity", the vending machine, strangely enough, might not be legal. After stating that the machine is located on the premises of the Herbal Nutrition Center, they quote DEA Officer Martinez who states "Somebody owns (it), it's on a property and somebody fills it. Once we find out where it's at, we'll look into it and see if they're violating laws."

Just to help these hardworking gumshoes, I thought I'd do a quick Google search. Officer Martinez, the machine can be found at 1435 S. La Cienega Blvd, Suite G, Mid-Wilshire.

Solid performance, USA Today.

Applause for Arnold... Let the naysayers pick the fruit!

After quite muscular action on global warming and minimum wage, Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced a rehaul of California's health care system. His plan would require residents to have health insurance-- something 6.5 million Californians lack. (The terminator made this announcement from a hospital where he is still recuperating from a broken leg... he feels their pain. Apparently, he does feel pain). The plan also provides for illegal immigrants, which has California Republicans revolting against their own. Illegal immigration, is of course, the button to push with them. Remember back in March when California Rep Dana Rohrabacher declared: "I say let the prisoners pick the fruit"? Well also on Arnold's list this year is prison reform, with Democrats pushing for shorter sentences for lesser offenders. Now who's going to pick the fruit?

Those Crazy Californians Have Abolished the Electoral College!

Read the New York Times article about it!

If my favorite guy in the world, Arnold Schwarzenegger, decides to sign the bill it would make California's 55 electoral votes (a little over 10%) go to the winner of the NATIONAL popular vote, not the California popular vote. If enough states pass similar bills to equal a majority of electoral votes, it would effectively abolish the electoral college and elect the president by popular vote.

We Californians may be crazy, but we are always the first to be crazy; like when we passed those "crazy" emissions standards for cars back in the 60s which are now essentially the national standard. The next biggest things: abolishing the electoral college and approving the Kyoto Protocol.

By the way, RECALL SCHWARZENEGGER, VOTE ANGELIDES!!!