Sometimes the best source of news is from a blog, and when a good one shows up we\'re obligated to point it out. If you\'ve never heard of the Game Politics blog on LiveJournal, take note, because it\'s a website that should be a part of every serious gamer\'s morning ritual. The website focuses on news that pertains to video games in the political arena, like anti-game rallies, anti-game legislation, and anti-game personalities. At the moment the site is discussing, among other things, Eidos\'s decision to postpone the release of the hotly debated 25-to-Life until 2006. The \"cop-killer simulation\" has been a center for controversy in the mainstream media. If keeping yourself informed about the industry is important, this is a site you\'ll want to check regularly.

Among other jewels of information, including discussions of Arnold Schwarzenegger\'s pending decision to either sign or not sign an \"anti-video game\" bill into law in California, the site recently posted some wonderful quotes from the ever-lovable Jack Thompson. Jack Thompson is a lawyer that\'s active in video game legislation, and has a history of riling up gamer\'s whenever he has the opportunity.

Among my favorite quotes are:

• \"That\'s not the debate junior. That\'s a retail stat. You don\'t know the difference, huh? Gosh, I forgot. You\'re a gamer. You can\'t think for yourself. Sony and Microsoft and Take-Two have to do your cerebral stimulation for you. \"
  
  
• \"...and what exactly are you doing to protect them besides staying off the street to engage in the masturbatory machinations of video gaming?\"
  
  
• \"Do you need an IQ below room temp to be a gamer and post here?\"

Be sure to check out and then bookmark the site. Then pat yourself on the back for being an intellectual and a gamer at the same time.