Conservative NYT Op-Ed columnist David Brooks believes in change, too

Republicans are still saying it wasn't that bad of a loss? Congressman John Boehner is.

Two gay Obama supporters assaulted near White House on election night

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Because you can never have too much Rachel, here is Rachel Maddow on The Colbert Report talking about Keith Olbermann via The Daily Beast. How's that for an impressive feat of information wrangling?

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hate crimes incidents decreased slightly last year despite a surge in those targeting gays and lesbians.

The FBI reported more than 7,600 hate crimes incidents in 2007, down about 1 percent from the previous year. The decline was driven by decreases in the two largest categories of hate crimes - crimes against race and religion.

But incidents linked to prejudice against sexual orientation, the third-largest category, increased about 6 percent, the report found.

Yet again, another reason for our leaders to stand up and announce our equality. You tell the world that we are not fully human, and this is one of the consequences.