Kathy Griffin tweeted that "We Are all New Yorkers now" after the decision to legalize gay marriage in the state. Um, I'm not. Not that I have anything against gay people. My problem is mainly with New Yorkers. The fact is, this decision has absolutely nothing to do with me. If New York wants it, let them have it.
I feel a little like governor Christie on the subject. When asked his opinion of the ruling, he grunted and said "Not a big fan."
I just think it's funny that the left is so invested in the gay marriage issue that it is celebrating a state's right to defy the federal government's definition of marriage as a union between a man and a woman. Why are they so vehemently opposed to state's rights concerning abortion, illegal immigration, and healthcare? Either I'm an idiot, or this is another example of the rampant hypocrisy on the left.
Before you say it, I know it can be turned around to expose the rampant hypocrisy of the right as well. They oppose gay marriage but are supportive of state's defying the fed on the other 3 issues.
This leads to my most important point. Who the hell is Kathy Griffith? Why have I never heard of her? When did she become the barometer of right and wrong in our society? Why do celebrities, pseudo-celebrities, and the likes of Kathy Griffith continue to weigh in on subjects that they have no grasp of? And most importantly, why do some people continue to encourage them?
As far as I'm concerned, the government has no business declaring or denying anyone's right to marry anyone else. Marriage is, and has always been, the domain of religious institutions. Civil unions, which are supported in most states, and by most of America, including me, would certainly fall under the auspices of the government. A civil union is a contract, one that is protected by the constitution of the United States. Marriage is a sacrament, one that is overseen by various religious denominations the world over. What happened to separation of church and state?
On another, more personal note, I recently started writing for examiner.com under the title of Indianapolis conservative. Why they have me pegged as a conservative, I don't know. I'm sure it will mortify my mother, so I won't argue with it.
The important thing is, I may be able to make some money from it. Apparently I get payed according to page views. Roughly one half of one cent per visit. Not much, but every little bit helps. I would like to invoke that old song from the depression era, updated for the internet age...instead of "Brother can you spare a dime?" it is "Brother can you spare a page view."
Look at it this way, it won't cost you anything, and it may reduce the likelihood of me hitting you up for a "loan". I put that in quotes because a loan is something that is payed back eventually.
I submit to you that if my household deficit was rated as a percentage of my personal GDP, the US would appear completely solvent by comparison. Of course, I don't have the ability to print money and lend it to myself. If I did, there would be a flat screen in every room and Sam Adams in the fridge. Unfortunately, it's analog TV and Miller High Life for me.
So check out some of my articles. Often. In fact, make it your home page. The posts are, mercifully, a lot shorter than the blog posts. I'm having trouble making coherent points in less than 15,000 words, but hopefully I'll get better.
If this seems like a shameless attempt to rope my family and friends into pretending to support something that I have always wanted to do, that is to make a living as a writer, it is. So please don't make me ask again. I do have some pride.
Well, not really.
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