very weird, but true

Dick Cheney and Barack Obama's Eight Degrees of Separation

As if disappointing poll numbers and fund-raising were not enough of a problem for the Barack Obama presidential campaign, now comes news that the senator and Vice President Dick Cheney are distant relations. Eighth cousins once removed, according to Lynne Cheney, who uncovered the tidbit while researching her genealogy for her latest book.

do ask, do tell

even though i'm a hilary guy.........

At a campaign appearance in Charles City, Iowa, Barack Obama called for the repeal of the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy that prohibits openly gay and lesbian Americans from serving in the military.

"Anybody who is willing to serve our country and die on a battlefield for us and our patriots, that’s the criteria for whether or not they should be able to serve in our military. England doesn’t have this policy. Israel doesn’t have this policy. It’s an outdated policy."