These aren't really gay issues but just a few thoughts on the types of individuals the Republican party courts and their so-called values.

Diana Irey is running against John Murtha. Now I'm unsure of his views on gay issues, but he has been speaking out about what appears to have been war crimes committed by Marines in  Haditha. Murtha has been critical of the Marines and the handling of the war in general.

Well, Ms. Irey seems to be attempting to "swift-boat" Mr. Murtha by declaring that he is a "One-time Patriot" who "has lost his way." Ms. Irey then states that any discussion is a recruinting tool for the enemy. Hey, I'm all for the Marines having due process and their day in court, but if we learned anything from the Vietnam war, atrocities "comfort the enemy" and to cover them up or fail to talk about them doesn't help our military personnel. And she's representative of the so-called family values crew?

And, finally, there's Ann Coulter.storyvert.coulter.ap.jpg

You gotta love someone who has made a career -- and one guesses--a lot of money for being a hate-monger. Americans are sooo gullible. What amazes me about her is her shamless and unrelenting attack on liberals, you know, people like us who made it possible for her to have a career attacking --us. Ain't democracy grand!

The latest "liberals" to feel her wrath are the 9/11 widows whose only offense seems to be that they occasionally speak out about brother Bush. According to CNN, in her new book, which I won't dignify naming, she says:

"I've never seen people enjoying their husbands' deaths so much."

The article in CNN stated: "Her criticism was aimed at four New Jersey women whom she dubbed "The Witches of East Brunswick," after the town where two of them live. They have spent the years since the 2001 terror attacks supporting an independent commission to examine government failures before the attack, and in the 2004 presidential campaign they endorsed Democrat John Kerry."

Classy. Spoken like the kind of person I would want to be identified with. The most hilarious part of this was the segment on NBC news where some right-wing nut job tried to justify Coulter's crap by stating that these women have criticized our beloved "W." So somehow they deserve this? Amazing. These are the kinds of people that are helping shape public policy.

Ann Coulter is pathetic but she sure does know how to make a buck!