[AMDG&BVMH]

"I hope we can at least agree on this :o)"

As long as it is done charitably and without ad hominem attacks. Not implying it would be otherwise! ;)

Seriously, the Republicans are way too often immobilized by attacks from the Left, and wring their hands about being called insensitive and etc., and spend their time trying to convinve the Left how nice they REALLY are. I.E. by giving in on something. Whereas to the Left, IT IS ALL POLITICS, so they can rejoice in their easy victory, and use the same strategy the next time!!

[Use It Or Lose It]

Can't you envision the Demmy strategy sessions going back to the early days of 2003? The Libs were figuring what images and symbolism would be used by the Bush campaign and had attack dogs primed and ready to go on offense immediately, using the media to feed and propagate the stories. Aircraft carrier landing? Call into question the President's military record. Using 9/11 images in ads? Have aggrieved family members and firefighters march on television to protest. This is a long time in the works and if Team Bush didn't see it, then shame on them. Even Miss Cleo could have predicted this would happen!

[meenie]

This whole issue was started when a "conservative" court decided sodomy was not an issue that could be controlled by legislative action in Texas. States rights (Amendment Ten)was thrown out the window as well as common decency, in the name of individual choice against the common will of the majority. Now we are supposed to degrade the Constitution by declaring that marriage is a union between a man and woman.

"I divorce thee" has the potential to recognize polygamy, marriage and civil union, civil union without marriage, and a constant renaming of various kinds of living and sexual arrangements. Enough nonsense to cover the fact that we have an irresponsible judicial system. Remove the lifetime dictatorship of the judicial system and make a Consitutional amendment reining them in!

[meenie]

This whole issue was started when a "conservative" court decided sodomy was not an issue that could be controlled by legislative action in Texas. States rights (Amendment Ten)was thrown out the window as well as common decency, in the name of individual choice against the common will of the majority. Now we are supposed to degrade the Constitution by declaring that marriage is a union between a man and woman.

"I divorce thee" has the potential to recognize polygamy, marriage and civil union, civil union without marriage, and a constant renaming of various kinds of living and sexual arrangements. Enough nonsense to cover the fact that we have an irresponsible judicial system. Remove the lifetime dictatorship of the judicial system and make a Consitutional amendment reining them in!