Well, that isn't correct - - most states don't now allow "civil unions." (Howard Dean's Vermont does, and I guess Bush is OK with that). But of course, you're right that we shouldn't criticize anything Bush does or says, so bravo for putting this criticizer in his place. Doesn't he read freerepublic? Doesn't he know that Bush is not to be criticized? Where does he get off?
They're not civil unions when two adults set up legal agreements between each other. Bush is not in favor of civil unions.
You're a Bush-hater; that needs to be taken into consideration.
Exactly what Bush said is that this is a state issue (marriage licenses are issued by the state, after all) unless they come down on the side of homosexual marriage, then he'll make it the FedGov's business to clarify the definition of a marriage. Sounds clear enough to me, unless you are one of those that thinks the FedGov ought to interfere in state's rights.