This warrants a blogroll addition. This warrants medication.

Welcome Ace, from the bottom of my cloak room. Playful straight guys are just cool, especially the conservative ones.

**UPDATE** 4/13/05 8:09 AM

Little did I think adding someone I thought was freaking hilarious to the blogroll would invite one of his detractors to bring his issue with Ace to my comments, but Downtown Lad has been busy. So, as a reminder, The Comment Rules. I suppose this is the type of reaction Ace’s humor sparks among those that are especially sensitive and defensive about their sexuality. I am not, and unless someone can point me to something Ace has said that is blatantly hateful (e.g. “I hope that fag dies”), then he stays on the blogroll and I am going to continue to dismiss criticism like Downtown Lad’s as coming from someone that just can’t take a joke.

The new blogroll is up!

You can become a member of the Forced Outing Watch Blogroll by emaling me a request with “FOW”in the subject line. Once you have been added, you will receive a confirmation email with the code to add the blogroll to your site. You can also place the Michael Rogers “Wanted” parody banner on your site.

** Update ** 6:48 PM

The image is optional. You do not have to place it on your blog if you are not comfortable with it.

You may not have noticed but there are three new blogs on the blogroll.

INDC Journal and Tempus Fugit have been around for awhile and give great blog. Both have a political focus but post on a wide variety of topics, and they both have a sarcastic wit. Both should be daily reads.

We want to welcome a new member to the blogosphere, Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown! While I disagree with Mayor Brown on quite a few issues. I agree with him on a lot of thing too, like a new ordinance he is sponsoring in an attempt to make Oakland a safer place at night by implementing a probationer curfew.

Oakland has adopted dynamic measures to stem violence and save lives. The curfew, which targets hardcore criminals who operate at night, is one of many programs to combat crime in the city’s hotspots.

It is a great idea and a valuable weapon in the mayor’s quest to bring crime under control. He also doesn’t mind telling the activists against the law that they are not being part of the solution.

I watched a lot of appearances on various programs by the mayor during the election and I don’t remember him ever taking a cheap shot at the president. He is an intellectually honest Demoract and can play a vital role in the American debate.

Welcome to the new media Mr. Mayor.

Please welcome Digger’s Realm to the blogroll! Digger posts on a large variety of topics with a big emphasis on immigration issues. Be sure to stop by and take a look.

Please congratulate Blogs for Bush on the birth of their blog, GOPBloggers.com! The new site looks great - excellent job Matt & crew.

Be sure to stop by and take a look at the newest addition to the blogroll, Blogs of War author John Little’s latest venture Take Back the News. It’s is a community news blog concept that looks very promising! Great work John!

TakeBackTheNews.com is a grassroots effort enabling news consumers to determine for themselves which stories and topics are worthy of attention, to share that news with others and to have a say in specific coverage and news in general. TBTN serves not only as a rich source of news — with round-the-clock updates and live news feeds — but also as a meeting place for news junkies of all stripes.

The new site launches Monday so be sure to check it out and let John know what you think!

Please give these new additions a good read if you haven’t done so already:

American-Lady
ConsterNations
The Diplomad
Truth, Lies & Common Sense

Please welcome Froggy Ruminations to the Blogroll.

Former Navy Seal Matthew Heidt has some great insight on Iraq, the military, and the failings of one JFK wannabe.

While you’re there, Matthew convincingly makes the case that Osama is worm food and why George W. Bush deserves your vote.