Bush has struck again. Out of nowhere, for no apparent reason, he has decided to renew the 2004 chestnut of a gay marriage amendment to the Constitution is a priority for his administration. Why this over Iraq, the economy, New Orleans, the deficit, and many other issues?
Reason is simple of course...the base. The republicans need to gear up their base for the '06 election and nothing does that more then getting them gays. All that other stuff just doesn't strike the same chord with them. To complicated and messy I guess. Requires explanations, knowledge of history, and an understanding that compromise is sometimes needed.
This renewal of a dead issue, more then anything shows the sad state of affairs of the electorate. If I was a member of the base, I would be incredibly insulted that the Republicans think I was that easily manipulated, but sadly they really are that easy to manipulate. Its hard to take the base seriously because they are such sheep, but these sheep have in the past shown to have fangs.
What makes this even more amazing is the recent down turn and increase in inflation that has Wall Street and the Fed concerned. Now those of us not of the rich already knew this as we couldn't buy the stuff we want and have been cutting back on this and that for many months. Finally though the powers are seeing the signs of this and when that happens the wheels of decline usually start to speed up. Should be interesting to see what happens next but I already know Bush's response, another tax cut for his brethren.
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