In the upcoming election, Californians will be voting on Proposition 8, an initiative to amend the state constitution to ban marriage between couples of the same sex. Here's a short animation making a very simple case in opposition to the proposition. I doubt it'll change anyone's mind, but it speaks truth and it's cute.

Palin's speech fact-checked, with sources cited, just like I used to demand from my 1st-year composition students.

First we had the War on Drugs. Then the War on Terror. Now the War on Dissent. What next, I wonder. The War on Inquisitiveness? The War on Impertinence? The War on Negative Body Language?

(CNN) — John McCain first met Sarah Palin only six months ago and had just one conversation with the Alaska governor before offering her the vice presidential slot on the Republican ticket, the Arizona senator's campaign said Friday. (read the rest)

When I was a bookstore clerk in Tempe, Arizona, John McCain and I once made eye contact from about ten feet away. I figure I should at least get an ambassadorship out of that. I choose France.