Heh...My brother just went on a rant this weekend like the one in that comic...Exactly that period in life too...About how it sucked and how hard he had to work just to get by and so on.
And your Politics post was a good read I just argued with one of my friends about the whole church & state issue. He was using it as a reason as why you should vote yes, but the fact is that we already bring the state into religious affairs; we may not do it with Christianity, but we do it with other religions. I do get what you are saying though, and agree that the Church does have a right to marry who they want -- Much like how a restaurant can refuse service to anyone, the Church should have that same right.
And your Politics post was a good read