Yes, it’s another “Roxey is busy” smorgasbord.  First up on the menu: Awww!  Why men should buy flowers for women. An additional reason for those men who say, “But wait! Flowers may be pretty, but they are totally impractical.”  Think of a vacuum cleaner; now think of the opposite of a vacuum cleaner.  See the appeal?

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A Louisiana justice of the peace denied a marriage license to an interracial couple, citing concerns over the longevity of the marriage. Now, here at Haemet, we’re all about making sensible marital decisions and staying in it for life, but those concerns are best brought up via a priest, pastor, or rabbi, not through the government or any of its agents.

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An obligatory post on the Meghan McCain debacle: Meghan posted a rather interesting photo of herself; the blogosphere erupted; and Meghan got upset and cried foul. Stacy McCain calls Miss McCain out on playing the victim. Obligatory commentary: Meghan’s picture just isn’t the sort of thing that nice girls post for the world to see, even if they are nice, modern, and sexually forward women; in fact, it bears a startling resemblance to the Pam Anderson picture on Stacy’s site. If you do not wish to be treated like a duck because you don’t quite feel like being made into pate, don’t walk and quack like one.

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Jeff Jacoby has a wonderful piece on the myth of the underpaid government employee. He points out that public-sector employees often make a lot more than their private-sector counterparts, especially once benefits are counted in with salary. Jacoby, remarkable as he is, missed a crucial point: the private sector creates jobs and wealth. Even if government employees were more educated, more talented, and worked longer hours for the same pay, they would not be in a wealth-creating job. It’s not just about who earns what, but about the work that those people perform.

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Finally, Obama told people in New Orleans that he would like to have a blank check to help them, but does not, and that rebuilding the city involves a complex relationship between state and federal government and various agencies. What he did not say, tellingly, is that this all shows us that George Bush and the conservatives are not the horrible, evil people that you would think we are.