The closer it comes, to when Bush will be gone, and replaced, one has to wonder. What will the new administration uncover? What secrets will be revealed, if any? I mean say Clinton or Obama wins, will she reveal all the seedy life of the Bush administration? And maybe more importantly, will whoever wins, be able to undo all that Bush has done in his 8 years of mismanagement?

Take the Surgeon General flap happening now. Seems his former Top Health Man is speaking out, claiming that many of his decisions were based on political directives, rather than scientific fact. Like we didn’t already know that? Well okay, maybe not to the extend that he’s revealing, though it begs the question.

Why didn’t he speak out before now?

Carmona said he believed the surgeon general should show leadership on health issues. But his speeches were edited by political appointees, and he was told not to talk about certain issues. For example, he supported comprehensive sex education that would include abstinence in the curriculum, rather than focusing solely on abstinence. (source)

It is for this very reason, that one has to question why these people take the job. I mean it is their obligation to report on facts, not on political agendas. How strange, Gays are constantly being accused of having some seceret agenda, yet in reality, it is the accusers who have the secret agenda. One to control what people know, so that their decisions aren’t based on all the facts, but are slanted one way.

Now the latest nominee, has no qualms about abstinence, about gays, about abortion. After all, he’s in tune with Bush on all of those issues, (see comment ‘First Justice, Now Health?‘) which explains why he was chosen. I mean it is appalling to have someone like that directing the health concerns of any nation, let alone one so obviously gullible as the USA is.

The standard should be Everet Koop, who advocated Condoms, AIDS research while serving under Reagen. And give Reagen credit too, for not having him fired for those stands. By refusing to politicize that office, it became a creditable voice, something Bush has eroded across the board. His appointments to FEMA, to Justice, and now Health surely show his attempts to leave a lasting legacy of partial truths, of inaccurate information, and of incompetence. 

While it is nice that he is speaking out, I feel like he has betrayed his oath, his standing too. When you know something is wrong, when you know that it is harming people, how can you stay silent? Surely the time to have made a real difference, to effect policy was then, not now, after the fact. The harm has been done, and it is always harder to put the Genie back in the bottle. 

So LOGO is going to air a debate among Presidential Candidates, on August 9th at 9pm. Now not sure if that is PST or EST as they also list 6pm, but both are shown as EST. Figures doens’t it?

The one-hour event will be held on August 9 and broadcast on gay network LOGO at 9:00 pm ET (6:00 pm ET) and through live streaming video at LOGOonline.com. (source)

So far they have Obama, Clinton, Edwards appearing, which could be interesting. The question though, is how hard will the questioning be? I mean let’s face it, today’s media rarely asks tough questions, nor do they even attempt to ask them. It is a piss off, because while these are the top runners, it shouldn’t give them a free pass. All three so far, have stated they support civil unions, but why? I mean if they think its okay for us to have a partnership, will full marriage benefits, then why not Marriage?

Then too, there is the line up itself. What about the Republican Candidates? Are they too chicken to appear or were they even asked? I’d love to see Mitt Romney, Guiliani, Brownback, be there, to explain why they believe Gays are 3rd class citizens. Hell I’d like all of the candidates to explain why Equality isn’t something they support 100%, irrespective of what any Church says, any Religion. I’d like to know why they are willing to supplant Civil Rights with Religious Laws.

In short, I’d like to see every single candidate be questioned and not let off the hook. I want to know why any of them are worthy of voter support, when they all fail to support the very principles that founded America.

Yeah, I am dreaming, instead it’ll be another media hype of Republican Bashing, Bush Bashing, and Ducking the Issues. 

But, damn, wouldn’t it be fun to see? 

You would think that in this day of extreme drought in places, torrential rainfall in others, and just extreme weather, that officials would adapt, instead of being bull headed. Yet in Utah, a 70 year old lady was arrested and hauled off to jail for failing to water her lawn, and accept a ticket.

A 70-year-old Utah woman, who was arrested last week for refusing to accept a ticket for a dry lawn she couldn’t afford to water, told FOX News Monday that the arrest was her “worst nightmare.” (source)

I know that here, we have water restrictions. We have lots of water, but it could become too low if we don’t, so back in April water restrictions came into effect. Here you get fined if you have a green lawn. Your water bill goes up too, and hey, if you can afford it I suppose that’s life. Though frankly you going to get razzed pretty hard for it.

Still, to handcuff some 70 year old, that you also cause to trip and hurt herself, then haul her off to jail? Isn’t that a bit extreme for just not wanting to waste your money? So what if the lawn is brown, let the municipalty pay for it, why should the citizen have to if they can’t afford it?

Seems to me, that things are out of kilter here. I mean, even if you have lots, shouldn’t you be planning for the future? Shouldn’t it be more in tune with the times, or is the concept too hard for most in the states to understand? The environment is changing, if we don’t adapt, if we don’t husband what resources we have, we ain’t gonna survive. Like the dinosaur, we gonna become extinct.

Maybe that is the plan?

There are a few changes happening.

Number #1 is that you can NO LONGER purchase any of my books, in a single download.

Sucks I know, but it is because Pay As You Click has changed banks, and has seen fit to deny access to many sites that they used to process for. They have NOT contacted me, as to why, or any other courtesy details. They simply stopped, without a word.

Needless to say it has pissed me off.

Secondly I have been involved in the process of totally changing my main Website, Gaystoryman, which is now upgraded. As a possible upcoming change, I might be consolidating this blog with my Gay Talk blog, to cut down on the work needed to maintain both blogs.

For now, that is simply being considered.

In addition, you will find over 65 Brand New Erotic Fiction Stories at Gaystoryman. This is where I will be concentrating my efforts. So if you are looking for some online reading, come and check out my new Erotic Fiction section.  You can read online, rate the stories, and even comment on them.

I have also added a Video Review section, where you can get some honest opinions on some of the porn videos out there. These are reviews by me, based on actually watching the films, and writing my views on them. If that helps, great, if not, well okay too.

Take a moment, come visit and see if its what you want. Hey the stories are free, and oh yeah, there are even Three Novels available online as well. Yes, for FREE.

Updates to this blog will continue, but not daily. Instead I will update new posts, every other day. Least, until I decide whether to maintain this blog or not.  However, Gay Talk is still updated daily, and will continue to be. It is more political perhaps than this one, though this one gets into it a bit too. Still, no final decision yet.

President Bush is indeed pushing his legacy, one that will haunt America for decades to come I think. To begin with, the new Supreme Court is clearly stepping backwards, towards the days prior to the Civil Rights movement of the 1960′s. Recent Court decisions clearly show that it is leaning towards money, rather than justice. It is also leaning away from basic rights, like speech, or equal protection.

Now this week, Bush’s next legacy will take center stage, as the hearings begin on the new Surgeon General, the one who guides the Nation’s health awareness. The potential here, for major harm, exists because of who this nominee is, and what he claims to be his scientific certainties.

In a document titled “Pathophysiology of Male Homosexuality,” Holsinger stated that in his capacity as a physician biology and anatomy precluded considering LGBT equality in the United Methodist Church. In the document he took lengths to say that his opinion was his scientific view and that his theological views are separate. (source)

This is the man that sets the national standards for awareness. Be rather hard to comprehend how someone like that can effectively judge on the effectiveness of any program, where abstinence isn’t the main focus. There is little doubt this man, if confronted with a disease similar to AIDS, would simply ignore it, claiming it to be God’s will. While that might or might not happen, the fact is that sexually transmitted diseases are increasing, to epidemic proportions. Yet Bush is trusting in a bible thumping zealot to determine the messages being sent out to teenagers.

This is also a man who actively promotes a cure for being gay. Again, what kind of message does this send?

The whole issue, is simply that Bush is going to turn things back to the middle ages, where women wear chastity belts while the men folk go off to war. Those who oppose, are exiled, and those that are different, are stoned. This is the legacy Bush is leaving behind him. One of not polarization, but of total disconnect between the Government and its people.

This is the America George Bush is leaving behind, one that would fit in perfectly in the middle ages of history. 

You would think that honesty would be a trait of value, specially if you are a Priest or Pastor, however if it means admitting to being a Homosexual, well, it sure doesn’t pay to be honest, to be willing to accept who you were created to be. Least not if you are a Catholic, and now, not if you are Lutheran Minister.

(Atlanta, Georgia) An openly gay Atlanta pastor who told his bishop that he is in a same-sex relationship has lost his final appeal and was struck from the list of clergy for the Evangelical Lutheran Church. (source)

It really isn’t a surprise, but you have to wonder these days. Is it really about theological belief that makes these Churches so anti-gay? I mean if you look at those that have accepted homosexuality, have accepted Gay leaders at the local level, and the violent and vitriolic opposition it has created, do you honestly believe that this type of action is about religion, or about the money?

The Anglicans are being torn apart by secular unrest. Some who hold to one belief threaten to leave, and many of them are wealthy contributors. Then too there is the property, tax benefits, and other financial ramifications a split can have on a Religious Order. So I am wondering, is this truly about the Word? or is it about the Cash?

‘Doing What is Right‘ is not a guarantee that you will win. However, it would be nice if those who Preach the Word of God, or are supposedly entrusted with his spirit, his will, that they at least, would try harder to do what was right. At times that does indeed mean taking an unpopular stand. This Priest is popular, has improved the relationship between his flock and the Church, and isn’t that what a Priest should do?

Yet he’s ostracized because he is Gay and involved with another man, in a long term relationship, not a passing fancy. It is a testament to the spirit itself, of a willingness to do what is not always easy, to be honest and accepting. The ruling certainly doesn’t show any regard for such honesty, it makes no allowances, and I wonder too, where does that dogmatic adherence to rules come from?

Are laws black or white?

Certainly not in life, and certainly not in politics, where two wrongs somehow make a right. I mean just look at the mindset of Republican hopefuls. They have no problem supporting free rides or get of jail free cards for those they support, (see comment ‘Republican Mind Set‘) yet are the same one’s who railed against Bill Clinton for doing the same thing.  If laws were indeed that simple, then would Gays still be fighting for acceptance in society?

There is a positive side to this. It has brought awareness to the issue, but more importantly, it has galvanized some. The people in this Church have indicated, they aren’t about to let it go, and that is good. Maybe that is all one can hope for, when they do the right thing? They may not benefit, but those after them might.