Spain Govt Puts 'Social' Back in Socialism

[HuckleB]

Spain Govt Puts 'Social' Back in Socialism

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040727/ap_on_re_eu/change_in_spain_2

"But 100 days later, the Socialists are living up to their name, turning their attention to liberal social change.

Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's agenda includes support for stem cell research, hiking wages and pensions, creating affordable housing and, perhaps most dramatically, legalizing same-sex marriage.

"What we expect from this government is ... the realization of a dream, the possibility of matrimony between people of the same sex," said Pedro Zerolo, a lawyer who is the first openly gay man elected to Madrid's city council. "We're counting the days."

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Two-thirds of Spaniards polled recently approved of same-sex marriage, and nearly half thought gays should be allowed to adopt children. The poll released last week by the Center for Sociological Research — a state agency — was based on interviews with 2,479 people and had a margin of error of 2 percentage points."

[David Zephyr]

1. Kick!

:thumbsup:

[cprise]

2. Its currently rated 0.54

Talk about a hateful reaction.

[w4rma]

3. On a scale of 1 - 5, how on earth was it able to get less than 1.

You can't vote lower than 1.

Hmmm.

[HuckleB]

4. Hmm. I think you may be on to something.

[cprise]

6. It was 0.46 before I voted

Looks like Yahoo loads the ratings for subjects they find very threatening.

[HuckleB]

7. Heck, it was 0.39 before I voted.

Dang.

[sleipnir]

5. OH, I thought they were throwing a party or something, you know "Social"

I was thinking that we be totally cool if they started having ice cream gatherings, carnivals, and a bevy of social activities. Perhaps a fine bowling alley would be nice!

Or the party could fund a singles night dance at the city hall.