Tying up those loose ends from 2008
Filed by: Nan Hunter
January 2, 2009 10:00 AM
http://www.bilerico.com/2009/01/tying_up_those_loose_ends_from_2008.php2008 was an incredible political year, mostly because the guy who everyone thought was placing his mark for a future presidential race ended up winning the big prize himself. Oh yes, and he's African-American. And he carried North Carolina, Virginia and Indiana.
On the other hand, there was this ditch called Prop 8 that the lgbt marriage equality movement stumbled into. Oh yes, and we may be in a depression to rival the ones our parents and grandparents talk about. And we're still mired in - count 'em - two wars.
So for better or worse, let's wrap this sucker up. Herewith my modest proposals for tying up the loose political ends of 2008:
