Give me some good beer, conversation, friends, and music and there is little that will bother me. I try to treat others as I wish to be treated and when I don't, I like to think I learn from my mistakes. I believe most people are trustworthy until proven otherwise. I'm a conversational snob. I have little tolerance for stupidity or rudeness. Common courtesy is one of the best traits one can have. I believe there is conversation that is inappropriate for the dinner table. I love running into people I used to know, but am always happier if I look cute when it happens. I think there would be much less ruckus in the world if brunch were a daily offering.

Thursday, July 28, 2005

What's the Matter With Kansas?

I'm reading the book What's the Matter With Kansas - How Conservatives Won the Heart of America by Thomas Frank right now. It is quite the entertaining read focused around the supposition that it is self-defeating for middle america red states to vote so solidly Republican. He goes through the history of the state from its start as a haven for radical liberals to the uber-conservative state it is today. So when I received an email from my dear friend and soon to be former co-worker Niki with the subject "Just something else that's wrong with Kansas" I was intrigued. And then I became sickened by the article (click on title above). Turns out you can marry a 14 year old boy or 12 year old girl in Kansas as long as there is parental consent. WHAT?!?!? How is that okay? This just gives more backing to my "you should need a license to have children" movement.
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  1. Anonymous8:40 PM EDT

    Those damn red states! Or course, I guess it doesn't matter that the age of consent to marry with parental consent in Massachusetts is also 14 for males and 12 for females.

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