Harper and Bush have lost touch on gay rights

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has promised to re-open the issue of gay marriages, in a cheap attempt to reverse the hard faucet legislation that allowed those of the same sex to live in dignity.

A decision that has a growing number of Harper's Conservative cabinet ministers and MPs even questioning.

Harper made the commitment to hold the vote in response to complaints from many that the Liberals rushed through the law that legalized same-sex unions.

But now that his party is trying to make inroads in Bloc Quebecois and Liberal ridings in Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia, wading into the debate might seem like a no-win situation.

Add to that the fact that thousands of gay and lesbian Canadians have married since the law was passed, and you find cold feet in Conservative quarters.

Woefully Harper will get the message that at the end of the day Canadians are much more interested in how the federal government is going to tax them, what our stance is on the increasing crime on our streets, what's the role of the military . . . and not same-gender marriage.

In the United States the gay rights issue has hit an even bigger low, due to the fact that Bush is an idiot. President George W. Bush on Saturday called again for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.

George W. blamed 'activist judges' for changes to the definition of marriage.

"Unfortunately, activist judges and some local officials have made an aggressive attempt to redefine marriage in recent years," Bush said in his weekly radio address.

"An amendment to the constitution is necessary because activist courts have left our nation with no other choice," he said.

Bush said he believed marriage should be defined as a union between one man and one woman. He even had the gaul to add to his McCarthyistic rant,

"Marriage cannot be cut off from its cultural, religious, and natural roots without weakening this good influence on society," he said.

A vote on the proposed amendment is scheduled next week in the U.S. senate, but it is not considered likely to pass. Unless, Bush can dig out the support from the 19 states he says have approved amendments to their state constitutions aimed at protecting the traditional definition of marriage. Right! I think these are among his 35% of supporters who believe guns in the hands of children is a good thing and believe that they have had sex with Aliens.

Bush and his throw back to another era playmate Harper both need to leave this issue closed and deal with the issues that matter to their voters.

Later,
Kenaz