I must say, I
almost find it amusing the way gay Republicans are concerned over Bush's stance on gay marriage. This AP
article via ABCNews nearly makes the Log Cabin Republicans sound surprised about Bush's push for a Constitutional gay marriage ban. Now, I realize that Bush and Cheney said in 2000 that gay marriage should be left to the states to decide on, but the call for a Constitutional ban should be in no way surprising to anybody who is not stupid, delusional or blind. This administration has shown from the beginning that they have no qualms with going back on their stated intentions and in pandering to their religious base.
So while the Log Cabin Republicans wring their hands about Bush's decision, I can only shake my head. This is what you get for aligning yourself with a man who essentially hates who you are. I'm not going to walk into a Republican convention, proclaim that Bush is the worst president in the history of the United States and expect to see nodding heads and hear low murmurs of, "You know, he has a point." Similarly, gay Republicans should have known from the beginning that Bush has no concerns for them or their civil rights. The million or so homosexuals that voted for him do not trump his religious base.
The best part of the article comes toward the end:
John Karczynski, vice-chair of the Orange County chapter of the Log Cabin Republicans, said he was disappointed in Bush's support for the amendment.
"I'm still voting for Bush ... but I have serious issues with the current team the president has put around him to cultivate the religious-right support," he said.
You reap what you sow, folks. If you're going to vote Bush into office, then don't expect to be treated as anything but evil--a moral decay on society that would be better not existing then tainting the cultural landscape. This is what this administration thinks about you. This is what you are endorsing with a vote for Bush.
Hope you enjoy the self-flaggelation.
(Originally posted on my blog, Nightmares For Sale)