In breaking news, today Maine's governor signed a freshly passed bill approving gay marriage. This makes Maine the nation's 5th state to legalize Gay marriages. Maine Gov. John Baldacci, a Democrat who hadn't indicated how he would handle his state's bill, quickly signed it.
"In the past, I opposed gay marriage while supporting the idea of civil unions," Baldacci said in a statement read in his office. "I have come to believe that this is a question of fairness and of equal protection under the law, and that a civil union is not equal to civil marriage."
The vote by the Maine Senate was 21-13, with one lawmaker absent. The bill authorizes marriage between any two people rather than just between one man and one woman. I for one am very happy about this because this now brings the New England region one step closer to being fully for same-sex marriage. New Hampshire legislators are also poised to send a gay marriage bill to their governor, who hasn't indicated whether he'll sign it or not. If the Governor of New Hampshire approves the bill then that mean that just Rhode Island would be the region's sole holdout.
Moving on, Cinco De Mayo recently passed, and while many just view this as another day to go and get pissy drunk and party til 4am (like Americans really need a holiday as an excuse to do that. They do it all the time.), it actually has legitimate value. Cinco De Mayo is a date of great importance for the Mexican and Chicano communities. It marks the victory of the Mexican Army over the French at the Battle of Puebla. Although the Mexican army was eventually defeated, the "Batalla de Puebla" came to represent a symbol of Mexican unity and patriotism. With this victory, Mexico demonstrated to the world that Mexico and all of Latin America were willing to defend themselves of any foreign intervention. Especially those from imperialist states bent on world conquest. As you can hopefully now see, Cinco De Mayo is NOT the Mexican Independance Day (which so many stupid people think that it is). Mexican Independence happened on September 16, 1810; there's nearly a fifty year difference people.
Moving On, Bank of America is now joining the growing list of irresposbile asshole corporations that are now coming to the Government with their hands out looking for a handout-I mean bailout. Whatever. I am so over these people and their spending and short falls. They want $34 Billion?! I just need like $500,000 and I'll be straight. lol. Where do I get in line?
Moving On, President Barack Obama, facing criticism over huge budget deficits, will propose on Thursday shaving $17 billion from a 2010 budget that will still hover around $3.5 trillion, administration officials said. About half of the proposed cuts would come from the defense budget, and a total of 121 programs in areas including education would be trimmed or scrapped, one official told a conference call with reporters.
Even with the spending reductions, the White House's own estimates suggest the deficit will be $1.17 trillion next year. Congressional analysts believe the gap could be $1.4 trillion. Obama officials said the administration would look for further cuts in the 2010 fiscal year, which starts on October 1.
Also, President Barack Obama won a fresh promise from the leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday to work together to defeat AL Qaeda, and vowed he would make "every effort" to avoid civilian deaths. Keep your fingers crossed for peace guys. I hope they keep these promises (because so many leaders and politicians rarely do ).
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