glued to the set...

Ok, I admit, I was not one of those who woke up at some ungodly hour to catch a glimpse of William and Catherine tie the knot.

Nor do I know of anyone else who did... although I'm very sure they exist.

I did catch the performance of the "kiss"... a repeat of the kiss Charles bestowed on his bride in 1981, Princess Diana.

But, on to another, more disheartening story...

This is the story about the willingness of the Republican/Tea Party to continue its policy of discrimination against a group of individuals based solely on the concept that they should not be awarded the same rights as every other American.

The real tragedy... gays and lesbians pay the same taxes, raise the same families, face the same difficulties as everyone else, and then some.

Today, Ken Cuccinelli (Attorney General in Virginia) decided to terminate the state's contract with the law firm, King & Spalding because said law firm decided against continuation of a lawsuit by the U.S. House of Representatives in connection with DOMA (the infamous Defense of Marriage Act).

It's bad enough that discriminatory policies continue in this country... we never really seem to get it right... but the continuation of this particular policy (in the face of growing awareness by most Americans regarding gays) is truly disgusting.

Speaking of discrimination... I know racism is quietly (or perhaps not so quietly) moving back into our consciousness, thanks to the likes of Donald Trump questioning the validity of President Obama's educational record at Harvard. (Trump couldn't get any traction on the birther bs, so this is a not-so-subtle attempt to denigrate the successes of a "black" man...)

What I don't really understand is how anyone can take Donald Trump seriously... this is the same guy who rankled a great many when after the rape of a white female jogger in the late 80s, called for the death penalty for those individuals arrested and brought to trial. In case you didn't realize, those accused were young black men... later exonerated.

Trump has a true history of discriminatory practice. In the 70s, his real estate firm was charged with quoting different prices to blacks and whites attempting to rent apartments in New York.

He countersued, accusing the government of harassment, but ultimately settled and promised to end his firm's policy of discrimination against blacks and minority groups.

Sadly, the policy continued for some time and the human rights commission regularly dispatched investigators to check into discriminatory rental practices by the Trump firm.

Is Donald Trump really presidential material (as viewed by some Republicans) or is he, in fact, a true buffoon as others would believe?

Only time will tell...