Debt-rimental Developments
- "So President Obama — perhaps with some backstopping from Democrats in Congress — has his limits. And he seemed genuinely angry. Good." NYT
- Boehner, Reid work on partisan debt plans
- Eric Cantor's glaring conflict of interest--He's the GOP's chief debt ceiling negotiator. He's also invested in a fund that will skyrocket if there's a default Salon
- How the Deficit Got This Big NYT
- Asian markets fall on U.S. debt crisis
Marriage Equality
- Gay weddings: In New York, gay weddings held as new law takes effect
- N.Y. Republicans who backed gay marriage see coffers, criticism soar
- Franken Destroys Focus On The Family Witness, Exposes Misuse Of HHS Study--"I checked the study out … and it actually doesn't say what you said it says."
- Obama endorses Feinstein bill to repeal Defense of Marriage Act
- Rhode Island legislature passes civil union bill
- David Frum admits he was wrong about gay marriage
- Church of England to review same-sex relationships policy
- Gillard stops aussies from marrying in New York--"Julia Gillard again refuses to authorise same sex marriages in New York and does not budge on same sex marriages being illegal in Australia."
- Vatican Reverses Stance On Gay Marriage After Meeting Tony And Craig The Onion
Bachmann and Teh Gay
- The Teen Suicide Epidemic in Michele Bachmann's District--Two years. Nine suicides. Why critics blame the congresswoman's anti-gay allies for contributing to a mental health crisis.
- Reports: Bachmann's clinic performs 'ex-gay' therapy--They been caught on tape.
- Michele Bachmann in Her Own Words: 'Gays Are Part of Satan'
- Bachmann’s Husband Calls Homosexuals ‘Barbarians’ Who ‘Need To Be Educated’ And ‘Disciplined’--Watch Jerry Seinfeld give Jon Steward some comedy repression therapy
- Gay "barbarians" descend on Bachmann's clinic Salon
- Gay Republicans are a joke: GOP Proud supports Bachmann--They're fucking delusional.
Politics
- Hartzler Stands By Her Anti-Gay Comments
- Virginia Foxx adds anti-gay amendment to Defense Appropriations Bill
- GLAAD President Jarrett Barrios resigns amid AT&T scandal--Things just got from GLAAD to worse, and now they've dropped their support for the merger.
The end to 'don't ask, don't tell' follows shifting public attitudes--Officially over on 20 September 2011.
