The battle raging between proponents of gay marriage and those in opposition to it have missed the mark entirely. This is not to dismiss the concerns of either side, but rather to illustrate that both are missing the forest for the trees.

Twitter is now tracking your tweets to compile daily ratings on which candidate has the most user sentiments. Launched Wednesday, the social site will be updating their Twitter Political Index, or Twindex, everyday at 8pm, comparing the top two candidates with most user sentiments. The two most popular candidates being mentioned on Twitter are (unsurprisingly) Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.

The July jobs report came out today, and while the United States added 163,000 jobs last month, unemployment grew to 8.3 percent.

Despite a largely Republican controlled legislature, a Republican Attorney General, and a controversial Republican governor, President Obama still leads polls in swing state Wisconsin looking towards November.

A Marquette University Law School poll released last month puts Obama ahead of Romney 51% to 43%. The margin has been relatively steady since April in the polls.

Check History Unspun's President Profile Of The Day: James Buchanan!

Astrological Sign: Taurus

Term of Presidency: 1857-1861

Party:  Democratic

Age Upon Taking Office:  65

Vice President: John C. Breckenridge

Ran Against: John C. Breckenridge

UN-Arab League envoy for Syria, Kofi Annan, has resigned after a failed attempt to gain Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s acceptance of his peace plan. The UN is in currently involved in discussions with the Arab league to appoint a successor. Whoever follows Mr. Annan will have a tough order to fill, as the  former UN secretary general and Noble Peace prize winner quit only after immense frustration from the country’s escalating civil war.

Western Growers, a powerful trade association representing the interests of California and Arizona specialty crop farmers, recently endorsed Mitt Romney for president, saying he subscribes to the right kind of immigration reform. The first-ever presidential endorsement by the organization is also significant for its having come before the conclusion of the primary race.

Gore Vidal was a prolific writer and critic of American society. He passed away on Tuesday, July 31st, 2012.

A one-time candidate for Senate, one of his most memorable quotes was on the topic of the two main modern political parties: