February 26, 2004
Why Bush doesn't care about the FMA.
Magpie at Pacific Views mentions some "Good news, maybe." Apparently there aren't enough Senate votes to pass the "Federal Marriage Act." This is a relief, yes, but as far as BushRove is concerned, it doesn't matter. Of course Bush endorsed the Act to garner support from his loony religious right base, or at least so as not to lose it. This is a win/win for him, ignoring for the moment the fact that he just lost any support from anyone who cares about the issue (can you say "Andrew Sullivan?"). It's simple: He endorses the Act. If it passes, great, he wins. If it fails, which it will, that's fine too, because the reason it will fail will be opposition from all us nasty Leftist, Liberal, atheist, secular humanist types.
At least, that's how the Loony Right will see it.
So Bush is safe. He's done what he had to do to pander to the religious loons and he won't be blamed when gay marriage becomes an established fact in every state. There's no downside.
Well, except for the minor fact that he'll be out on his ear in November, but let's not tell him about that, okay?