Cucumber Mint Margarita

Looking for a new twist on an old favorite? Well, check THIS out !

First - the CLASSIC Margarita. This is easy, delicious AND refereshing...although, an ass-kicker. In a big pitcher, equal parts of Tequilla and Triple Sec, then a big splash of FRESH SQUEEZED LIME JUICE - just enough to change the color to pale yellow/green. Seriously - not too much. Ok - "juice" a couple English, hot-house cucumbers (the kind that are wrapped in plastic). Peel them first, cut lengthwise and remove the seeds. If you have a juicer, GREAT. If not, put them in a food processor, then strain the liquid/pulp through a sieve or cheesecloth until you have a dark green, pure juice - no pulp.

Pour the cucumber juice into the pitcher (the amount of cucumber juice should AT LEAST equal the amount of Tequilla and Triple Sec together. Feel free to adjust to your personal taste)

In a cocktail shaker, muddle about 12 fresh mint leaves. Add a few cubes of ice. Pour Margarita/cucumber mixture. Shake for AT LEAST 30 SECONDS. Pour into chilled martini glasses or enjoy in Highball glasses filled with ice. Garnish with fresh mint. Enjoy. :)

MA Judge: DOMA Unconstitutional

I know.. this story is EVERYWHERE ! Massachusetts judge rules that DOMA (Defense Of Marriage Act) violates or "offends" the US Constitution, particularly the 5th and 10th Amendments.

Celebrate today for this is the beginning... and tomorrow there will be an appeal. :(

By the way, here is an excerpt from a speech given by Seaborn Roddenberry, a US Representative from the State of Georgia, in congress on December 11, 1912 on creating a Federal Anti-Miscegenation Law, banning interracial marriage across the country, after the African American, heavyweight champion, Jack Johnson married a white woman:

"No brutality, no infamy, no degradation in all the years of southern slavery, possessed such villainious character and such atrocious qualities as the provision of the laws of Illinois, Massachusetts, and other states which allow the marriage of the negro, Jack Johnson, to a woman of Caucasian strain. [applause]. Gentleman, I offer this resolution ... that the States of the Union may have an opportunity to ratifty it. ... Intermarriage between whites and blacks is repulsive and averse to every sentiment of pure American spirit. It is abhorrent and repugnant to the very principles of Saxon government. It is subversive of social peace. It is destructive of moral supremacy, and ultimately this slavery of white women to black beasts will bring this nation a conflict as fatal as ever reddened the soil of Virginia or crimsoned the mountain paths of Pennsylvania. ... Let us uproot and exterminate now this debasing, ultra-demoralizing, un-American and inhuman leprosy"

Here's another gem...

On January 6th, 1959 a Virginia judge, Leon Bazile, after ruling AGAINST Richard and Mildred Loving (in the famous, interracial marriage case Loving vs. Virgina), declared the following:

"Almighty God created the races white, black, yellow, malay and red, and he placed them on separate continents. And but for the interference with his arrangement there would be no cause for such marriages. The fact that he separated the races shows that he did not intend for the races to mix."

These attitudes are almost identical to the same rhetoric, language, fear & ignorance based nonsense that NOM, AFA, FOTF, & the GOP spout everyday in regards to same sex marriage today. Bigots really do suffer from both short term and long term memory loss.

The 2nd Worst President - Ever !

Since 1982, the Siena Research Institute has polled presidential scholars on whom they view to be best and worst presidents in American history, based on a variety of issues from “integrity” to economic stewardship. This year’s poll of 238 scholars found that President Franklin Roosevelt was once again ranked on top, joined by Presidents Lincoln, Jefferson, Washington, and Teddy Roosevelt to complete the top five. However, President George W. Bush did not fare well since the last poll was conducted in 2002. He dropped 16 places to 39th, making him the worst president since Warren Harding died in office in 1923, and one of the bottom five of all time, according to the experts:

Today, just one year after leaving office, the former president has
found himself in the bottom five at 39th rated especially poorly in handling the economy, communication, ability to compromise, foreign policy accomplishments and intelligence. Rounding out the bottom five are four presidents that have held that dubious distinction each time the survey has been conducted: Andrew Johnson, James Buchanan, Warren G. Harding, and Franklin Pierce.

Bush was rated second from the bottom on “intelligence,” “foreign policy
accomplishments,” and “handling of U.S. economy.” This despite promises from Bush supporters that “history will be very kind” to the former president, as his Attorney General John Ashcroft put it. Bush’s father’s legacy “held constant” in this year’s poll, with George H.W. Bush coming in at 22nd. President Reagan “dropped two places from 16th overall in 2002 to 18th today.” President Obama was ranked 15th. (HT: Taegan Goddard)