We have chosen hope

A shot in the arm, a kick in the teeth

Just when you’re starting to think that people really aren't all that bad -- because they have chosen a startlingly intelligent mixed-race man who grew up in exotic places like Africa and Hawaii and whose name sounds kinda foreign and terroristy (instead of a rich white war hero whose name sounds like hookers and French freedom fries) for the highest office in the land -- you suddenly realize how repellent people really are.

In California, it seems, equal rights for chickens are more important than equal rights for same-sex couples. And hey, I'm all for letting those little chickens stretch out their wings, but shouldn't same-sex couples be allowed the same freedom?

Some people are just fucking crazy.