President favors inequality

Sometimes I get so frustrated and annoyed with something that I have a hard time thinking, writing or talking about. Such is the case today. Our esteemed president, George W. Bush, and his wife, Laura, have taken it upon themselves to rid the world of that most disastrous of plagues -- gay marriage. Interviewed by the Associated Press today, Mrs. Bush said: "It's an issue that people want to talk about and not want the Massachusetts Supreme Court, or the mayor of San Francisco to make their choice for them. I know that's what the president thinks.” What about what you think, Mrs. Bush? She went on to call gay marriages “very, very shocking” while saying it’s an “issue” that should be debated by the people and not decided in the courts. Mr. Bush sounded no less crass Wednesday, saying, “I am watching very carefully, but I am troubled by what I've seen,” referring to the marriages currently taking place in San Francisco and to the Massachusetts Supreme Court’s decision making it unconstitutional to ban gay couples from marrying. “I strongly believe marriage should be defined as between a man and a woman," Bush said during an Oval Office session with Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. "I am troubled by activist judges who are defining marriage." The Constitution makes no distinction between heterosexuals and homosexuals. In fact, the two words don’t even appear in the text. The Constitution also makes clear that all citizens are to be treated equally and without prejudice. What is it then, Mr. Bush, that troubles you? You have government employees doing what is required of them by the Constitution. What’s wrong with that? Is it perhaps a subject you are unfamiliar with?