inevitable...

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mark morford on the sea-change in opinion on same-sex marriage, and why the court decision in california is but a "merely annoying and karmically fleeting" (click on text for the full article):

it's an undeniable shame indeed that this powerful, iconic, world-altering state couldn't get its damnable act together on the last civil right. but, you know, oh well. can't be the vanguard for 'em all. iowa and massachusetts, et al, please show us how it's done. and by the way, thank you.

as usual, he's right on the money.