Federal workers win benefits for same-sex spouses

By GottaLaff

Time to celebrate:

The ABA Journal reports, “Two federal judges on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals have required payment of health insurance benefits to same-sex spouses of lawyers employed by the U.S. government.” Judge Stephen Reinhardt declared that the federal Defense of Marriage Act — which denies federal recognize of same-sex marriages — is unconstitutional. From Reinhardt’s Feb. 2 order:

The denial of federal benefits to same-sex spouses cannot be justified simply by a distaste for or disapproval of same-sex marriage or a desire to deprive same-sex spouses benefits available to other spouses in order to discourage exercising a legal right afforded them by the state.

A lawyer for the federal staff attorney “said this is believed to be the first time federal employees will get benefits covering a same-sex spouse.”

Thank you, Think Progress, for this post. I copied the whole thing, because this one makes me very, very happy.

Freshman Rep. Grayson: "Limbaugh actually was more lucid when he was a drug addict."

By GottaLaff

Oh god. Yes. Yes! YES!

DownWithTyranny reports that freshman Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson, a congressman from the Orlando area, castigated his home state foe — Rush Limbaugh — for his unpatriotic remarks about Barack Obama:

“Rush Limbaugh is a has-been hypocrite loser, who craves attention. His right-wing lunacy sounds like Mikhail Gorbachev, extolling the virtues of communism. Limbaugh actually was more lucid when he was a drug addict. If America ever did 1% of what he wanted us to do, then we’d all need pain killers.”

I'll have what he's having.

Happy Alaska Blogger Photo-O'-The-Day

By GottaLaff

Celctic Diva's Blue Oasis is happy:

For the Alaska Community and beyond...




WE WIN, AGAIN!!!!!!

We're happy, too, Celtic Diva! Congratulations to all of you!