From a blurb on the Post-Gazette website comes the nugget that the Upper St. Clair School District is reinstating the International Baccalaureate program in the face of a hailstorm of protest and a pending lawsuit. 

IB is an educational curriculum that proposes to give students an "international" perspective in the classroom.  Obviously, its a propaganda tool for the liberals and thank goodness the alert Christian wingers stomped out the evil influence while they could. 

Or not.

USC tried to dodge the discrimination bullet by claiming that they axed the program for funding purposes.  So then Uncle Eddie sensing an opportunity in election year stepped up and said that the state government would drop everything to fund this program for one of the wealthiest suburban districts in Western PA.  To hell with those urban kids and their pesky academic needs ...

Plus, some school board idiot let it slip that it was about the threat to Judeao-Christian values anyway. 

The parents filed suit (did the school board forget that the ACLU legal guru lives in their district  --- the guy who already whomped on the intelligent design folks in Dover?). 

So its all better now. Politics will have its course in the next round of elections.  The kids can continue to learn about life outside of their box.  And the rest of us can take heart knowing that occasionally, the good guys win.

I mean, seriously, did they just not know that he lived there? 

Aren't they cute? 

These are two of our canine crew members, Alexander and Amadeus.  We've been working on a 7 month quest to help them come to terms with their apparent fear of men.  Hence ...

MANXPOSURE 2006

Essentially, we ferret out our male friends who aren't afraid of big dogs and invite them over to toss bacon bits and other meaty tidbits to two large barking dogs while trying not to flinch. We reward the men with chocolate chip cookies.

It has been working very well.  After about 10 minutes of fear barking, they both end up on the floor begging for belly rubs and petting. Now, we are gearing up for a summer Man Party.  Two dogs, two lesbians, our straight female dog trainer and a room full of gay men ... now that's a party! 

Miss Mona and her feline companions are not thrilled with all the ruckus, but certainly enjoy the company.  They only fear children with sticky fingers. 

Local gay advocate Dana Elmendorf asks Pennsylvania to consider why Darryl Metcalfe and his band of merry men are rushing the marriage protection amendment to the House floor?  This was in the PG.

The Post-Gazette Editors have spoken -- (emphasis mine)

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We applaud university President Graham Spanier for upping the penalty from the initially suggested and insultingly negligible one-game suspension to a $10,000 fine. Perhaps the punishment should have been more severe. Had she discriminated against a player on the basis of race or ethnicity, she'd likely be looking for a new job.

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I never thought I'd see the day when ESPN was more in synch with my thoughts than the Post-Gazette.  Welcome to that day! 

What the hell are the PG editors implying ... that the punishment fits the crime because it was just a little dyke bashing instead of a real case of discrimination? 

Penn State doesn't get a pass on this.  The University is making it very clear that there is a hierarchy of protection in their anti-discrimination policy.   Racial discimination is not tolerated.  Homophobia is okay if you are willing to pay $10,000. 

Portland violated the University's nondiscrimination policy.  There is no hierarchy (or there should NOT be) of protected classes within that policy.  Period.  She forced Jennifer Harris to go to school and play basketball in a hostile environment, eventually driving her out. 

Now the Post-Gazette has dropped the ball, too.  They didn't question Penn State's motivation for this wrist slapping maneuver. 

Pennsylvania's homosexuals are not second class citizens.  Bad enough our relationships are under assault from the right wingers, but now our young people are being denied an opportunity to pursue a higher education in a safe environment at the state land grant university.  That is unacceptable.

Shame on the Post-Gazette for bowing at the altar of anything goes athletics. 

When the hell is Tony Norman coming back?