<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[a hard and a rock place]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://muirnin.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[David]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://muirnin.wordpress.com/author/muirnin/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[020. hope]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Accoridng to CNN, You-Know-Who is scheduled to sign a memorandum today granting health care and other benefits to the same-sex partners of federal employees.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s charming considering that last week the Justice Department filed a motion in support of the Defense of Marriage Act.</p>
<p>Same song, different verse. He may not be sidling up like George W did with fundamentalists, but it looks like there&#8217;s not much hope for change with this adminsitration that campaigned on hope and change.</p>
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