"West Coast Gays"

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/08/10355280-washington-lawmakers-pass-gay-marriage-bill

Washington state’s House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday to allow same-sex marriages, following the state Senate’s passage last week, and the governor is expected to sign it into law next week.  So while the skies over Washington are often overcast, it seems that every cloud has a pink lining.

This means Seattle’s rain will finally stop, if only to make room for the rainbows.

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/07/10342899-court-calif-ban-on-gay-marriage-is-unconstitutional

A federal appeals court ruled that California’s same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional.  The judges ruled 2 to 1 in the case, and then the 2 judges in the majority ran off to marry each other.

“White House De-Fence"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/man-climbs-over-white-house-fence-nabbed-by-secret-service/2011/09/20/gIQAoXi8iK_story.html

A man who jumped the fence and was running towards the western entrance of The White House Tuesday afternoon was stopped and apprehended by uniformed secret service officers.   The man appeared to pose no threat; he was just a Tea Partier who thought this is how you run for president.

Once the man was identified, agents told him, “If you want to see the president, just make an appointment like everyone else, Vice President Biden.”

"King Memorial"

 http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-07-04-MLK-Jr-statue-critics_n.htm

The dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial is set for August 28, but controversy lingers over Dr. King’s 30-ft. granite statue.  Though some critics have said it looks too Asian, and some have said the pose is too confrontational, no one has openly complained about the color of the granite.

Perhaps symbolic of Dr. King’s fight for civil rights, the memorial utilized many civil engineers.

Upon hearing about the King Memorial, Larry King said, “But I’m not even dead yet.”