Hate Loses

Not even a majority, and only one more vote than they got in 2004, despite having 4 more Republican Senators. They're on the wrong side of history on this one. Jon Stewart explains it better and more succinctly than anyone has yet while smacking down serial gambler Bill Bennett.

Bennett Look, it's a debate about whether you think marriage is between a man and a women.

Stewart:I disagree, I think it's a debate about whether you think gay people are part of the human condition or just a random fetish.

But I disagree with the AP characterization that this rejection of the Constitutional amendment deals "a defeat to President Bush and Republicans who hope to use the measure to energize conservative voters on Election Day." No, for them it's a great victory. With the issue unsettled, it gives them something on which to campaign to their radical theocon base. That's why House Majority Leader John Boehner is still bringing it up for a vote even though it's already failed in the Senate. It's a fake vote for a failed amendment designed for a political purpose. Shitkicking the gay is what the House and Senate would rather spend their time doing than any issue which actually affects Americans meaningfully.