Current mood:

calm

Dems debate

Barack Obama sharing screen-time with Anderson Cooper? Hot. Political slash anyone?

Just kidding.

That would be... far beyond creepy.

But not kidding about Cooper and Obama being sexy. They are my political loves.

Otherwise, no one truly impressed me. Obama is still my pick. He nailed the diplomacy question where Clinton dropped the ball. I was disappointed by everyone but Kucinich on same-sex marriage. Especially with Edwards. He has settled on what I guess he thinks is a very clever tactic, which I have expressed my frustration with before, whereby he makes the whole issue about "his" struggle and "his" faith - news flash straight people: this issue is not about you. It's about justice for people who are discriminated against and marginalized. Talk about them. Not about your privileged,  heterosexual self. Getting let down by Edwards sucks too.... he speaks so eloquently about poverty and working class Americans. He would be a great champion for social justice in this country, but he can't be that champion if he is too focused on his own story to listen to anyone else's.

Oh I did like Kucinich. He answered every question head on. But I don't think he could articulate his foreign policy ideas too well. Besudes what was with the whole "text peace" thing? That was pretty dorky.

And how come no one is pushing for a single payer health care system? Dammit. I want the government to pay for my shit, m'kay?

/wonkery

Today I was feeling tense as I left the apartment. So I sat in the playground across the street and blazed  Some kids showed up with their mom just as I was leaving, and it was a bit on the uncomfortable side. Then I walked to work while listening to Amy Winehouse. I am in love with her voice, and I am definitely going to be listening to this CD way after it stops being cool. Has it already stopped being cool? I don't care. It was very difficult not to dance while I was walking. Actually, scratch that. Dancing is never not-difficult for me, but I was sorely tempted to try. Good way to start a day though.