The Lafayette Journal & Courier has an editorial entitled “The distraction of debating gay marriage: Congressional Republicans and President Bush need a lesson in priorities.”
What is the most pressing issue for the United States? The war in Iraq? Terrorism in general? The possibility of nukes in Iran (not to mention North Korea)? Access to health care? Immigration? The high cost of fuel? Rebuilding areas struck by Hurricane Katrina? Preparing for the next disasters? Inflation? Skyrocketing deficits? Balancing personal liberties with national security?
Republican leadership swept the above issues aside this week to devote their energies to banning civil marriage for gay and lesbian couples.
So why is this issue coming up now? It wouldn’t be a ploy to manipulate the American public during an election year, would it?
Well, duh.
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