Later Today…

Between 1 PM and 3 PM, Judge Vaughn R. Walker will issue his ruling on the constitutionality of California's Propostion 8, the one that banned Gay Marriage. Most of the court watchers seem to think he's going to strike it down, which would mean a lot of screaming all around for months — maybe a year or two — as this thing wends its way towards the U.S. Supreme Court. I still think a neater path to equality would be via the ballot box. It would make it all the Will of the People, rather than a decision by the courts, plus we'd be spared all the delighted outrage of the Fox News crowd. But we'll see…