What has appalled me about the whole Prop 8, and most particularly the awful, awful opinion of the California Supreme Court, is the blatant discrimination of it. On another thread I discussed the impact of Plessy v. Ferguson, which institutionalized bigotry for 60 years and gave the imprimatur of the Supreme Court of the United State to it. I had thought we had progressed so far as a people, and then to see this come back is frightening. The inherent illogic of the anti-gay forces is astounding to me, but what I find sad is how pervasive that lack of critical thinking is. I could pull a Glenn Beck and cry for the fear I have for my country.

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich