My Lonely City

Quote of the day:

“It may sound like something rather technical and anoraky but is fundamentally about what kind of relationship people have with each other, in terms of the rights and responsibilities they have towards each other.”

Um, what? No, really, what? Anoraky?

Interesting article, though; I’m back on a follow-the-news kick, at least for tonight.

I’m not sure, though, that giving sixteen-year-olds the right to vote is that great of an idea, at least if British sixteen-year-olds are anything like American ones.

On to America, here’s another interesting – and more follow-able – quote:

“On Capitol Hill, it is a sign of just how important religion is to US politics that only one member of Congress has ever admitted to being an atheist - and that admission came just a few months ago.”

I had no idea. About the only one person “admitt[ing]” to being an atheist – like admitting to being an alcoholic or something*. Are we afraid that the devil will possess non-religious legislators (or justices, or what-have-you) and suddenly start eating our children, or what?

Speaking of vampires, Dennis Kucinich has a MySpace page. Who knew? And it’s readable – super-primary-colors-y, but readable. I’ve gotta give him points for that, though perhaps not enough to counteract the deficit created by having a MySpace page in the first place.

(I’m such a snob. But I’m okay with that.)

*Being an atheist is not a disease; I’m being ironic, you know?