Obama!

Okay, I am going to sneakily avoid explaining why I have been silent for so long... and fail to mention that I have relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada (where the lifestyle is surprisingly much quieter than in San Francisco)... and neglect to mention that I am in love and happy happy happy with a wonderful man named Victor...

In order to highlight the fact that I am endorsing Barack Obama for President! (Yes, I know the whole world has been waiting on my choice... :-)

I had been holding out for Al Gore to announce that he was running (and a Gore/Obama ticket would have been dreamy) but that's not going to happen. And after watching the October 30 Democratic debate I decided that Obama is my man. This essay from Andrew Sullivan cemented it:

Obama’s candidacy in this sense is a potentially transformational one. Unlike any of the other candidates, he could take America—finally—past the debilitating, self-perpetuating family quarrel of the Baby Boom generation that has long engulfed all of us. So much has happened in America in the past seven years, let alone the past 40, that we can be forgiven for focusing on the present and the immediate future. But it is only when you take several large steps back into the long past that the full logic of an Obama presidency stares directly—and uncomfortably—at you.

So I've sent my first contribution, volunteered to work with the campaign here in Clark County, and am getting ready for the second-in-the-nation Nevada caucus on January 19.

I told a few friends, and one of them questioned Obama's stand on LGBT issues. And as if on clockwork I got an email from the Obama campaign with a link to a recent statement he had made affirming his strong support for equal rights for the gays and lesbians. I found this video as well:

YESTERDAY I SAW the new Robert Redford movie, Lions for Lambs. I highly recommend seeing it... and even more highly, getting involved!

"There are people, all over the world, every day, who are fighting to make things better."

-- Robert Redford's character, Dr. Stephen Malley

P.S. It's nice to be back. :-)