Politics: regressive and progressive

[kelliem]

In honor of Inauguration Day, on behalf of myself and a goodly percentage of my fellow Americans, I hereby apologize to all of my international friends in advance for the next 4 years. :-P

(And I hope we Americans still have some rights left at the end of that period.)

In other, more positive news, the Canadian military has okayed gay weddings.

OTTAWA -- Gay and lesbian army couples can now get married on military bases. The Canadian Forces has quietly drafted a policy calling for military chaplains to formally bless same-sex weddings. Guidelines - considered "interim" until the federal government passes a law redefining marriage - outline the process for pre-nuptial counselling and using the on-base chapel for same-sex ceremonies.

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[chickwriter.livejournal.com]

Most of the folks in my office are wearing black today.

And YAY, Canada!

I'm avoiding as much talk of the events here as possible. Not reading news sites, not watching TV coverage. Just keeping my head down and hoping we can make it through the next 4 years.

The upside - since many of my clients work in DC proper - everyone's off today, so I can get some catch-up work done.

[kelliem.livejournal.com]

Yeah, having the news on is as bad as when Reagan died. Gaaah. But I'm glad you're getting some catch-up work done. A silver lining.