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The Massachusetts Legislature rejected an amendment banning gay marriage by the resounding margin of 157-39 yesterday. The margin is partially because the extreme right voted no as well -- the amendment would permit civil unions, and some of the reps think that's wrong too. But it's mostly because gay marriage hasn't ended the world here in the Bay State.

There's been an election cycle between the court order allowing gay marriage and now, and gay marriage was an election issue. The opinion of the courts matches the opinion of the legislature, and the opinion of the legislature reflects the opinion of the people. Done and done, as they say.

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Sports journalism is often a pretty conservative field, especially when it comes to talk radio. Tank McNamara, the sports-themed comic strip -- I say "the." Maybe there's another one, I dunno, but it's the only one I know about. Anyhow.

The current storyline is about Tank McNamara infiltrating the Minutemen, that charming anti-immigration group that's walking the thin line between citizen activism and vigilante activity. Cause the biggest threat to the United States today is illegal Mexican immigration.

The writer has some fairly stinging things to say about the Minutemen. "Well, some of these guys have gone over the top. They've become total whack jobs. And I should know. I'm one of them. A 'Minuteman,' not a whack job." Interesting stuff. I dunno if the comic strip has been this political before, although I have vague memories of it being so from time to time.

I don't really have much to say about this, I'm just thinking it'll be interesting to read the strip and keep an eye out for fallout.