We are the 99%  May 22, 2008  Lil Ricky (Santorum) is STILL
Writing?  Via Thinkprogress, I found Rick Santorum's latest
column. It should be no surprise to anyone that he's decided to
vent his spleen about the California Supreme Court's recent
decision regarding gay marriage.  At first blush, I don't know
why this guy's panties are in a twist. I thought conservatives
were all in favor of States Rights. A State Supreme Court made a
decision concerning a state law. Shouldn't that end the dilemma
for Rick?  Apparently not.  But before we start to deconstruct
Lil Ricky, let's set down some facts about the California
Supreme Court. There are seven members of the court and only
one, Moreno, was appointed by a Democrat. That means all the
rest were appointed by Republicans - Republican Pete Wilson
appointed George, Chin and Werdegar, Duekmejian appointed Baxter
and Kennard, and Schwarzenegger appointed Korrigan.  Rick
begins: Bigot! Hate-monger! Homophobe!  Those were just a few of
the terms hurled my way in 2003 wh