Why I will never, ever vote for a Republican

It really comes down to this: I cannot support a political party that is as openly proud of being anti-intellectual as the GOP is in its current incarnation. Yes, both political parties have their faults, but at least the Democratic Party tends to make political points somewhere within the realm of reality. Yes, the somewhat rabid nature of antipathy towards the financial industry bothers me (after all, I work in it). But when the other side has someone as sociopathic and psychotic as Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck as their loudest supporters, it really is no choice at all. And Republicans in government are no better. When they claim that Obama is cutting defense spending when his budget clearly states that defense spending will increase - what can you do?

To me, you can't side with the Republicans when their notion of what is happening appears to be in some weird alternate universe where everyone gets a pony, tax cuts, and George W. Bush is a demigod.

It's a beautiful day

Today is clear blue skies, upper-50s/low-60s weather here in New York. I'm planning on grabbing a baseball, playing catch in Central Park, taking some swings in the cages at Chelsea Piers, and enjoying the weather. Hard to get any better than that...