Bush Comes Out Against Gay Marriage
While his approval ratings continue to drop, President Bush has sought again to grasp at political straws, this time at an old favorite: same-sex marriage.
President George W. Bush will on Monday meet conservative activists at the White House to underline his support for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, re-inforcing the message of a weekend speech in which he urged Congress to pass the amendment.
Although Mr Bush successfully exploited gay marriage to win re-election, the twin speeches mark the first time since 2004 he has openly promoted the issue. The amendment was not mentioned in his state of the union speech earlier this year. link
Why will this most likely backfire? 1) The vote is expected to fall short in the Senate, and 2) throwing some anti-gay rhetoric on the [brim]fire at this point in his term is even apparently “too-little-too-late” for the choir.
Of more concern: almost half of U.S. State Constitutions do or may soon ban same-sex marriage after November elections.
Also, gay rights worldwide.
