One of the latest "issues" to arise in the upcoming American presidential race is the revelation that John McCain's Republican running mate, Governor Sarah Palin, has a 17 year old daughter who is 5 months pregnant out of wedlock.

Why this is such a deal is beyond me. Republican values are generally applied to "others" and not their exponents. Why should it be a contradiction that a staunch Republican has a pregnant daughter? Nancy Reagan was three months pregnant when she married Ronald Reagan. Why worry about yourself when there are children "out there" to save? George Bush spent $135 million on funding abstinence only sex-ed programs. The fact that they don't work is irrelevant to the Republican mind set. Oh, if people would only listen.

Okay, it's late and this is the best I could come up with.

As if you really cared. But this means at least that the majority of the technical things have been squared away. While I'd still like to add a few gew gaws, it appears that I have my blog running more or less as I'd like it to.

Now, let's see if I'll actually post to it!!!