The Pendragon's Hall

Today's trivia question: What can a Republican president do to get the media to have faith in his good intentions if nothing else? Answer: Die! That's about all there is to it. (Since today is the debut day for Mel Gibson's controversial film "The Passion" I might have been expected to write about that. But I shall reserve that for when I have actually seen the movie.) George Bush's announced backing for the Marriage Amendment to the United States Constitution fits in well with the principles he publicly espouses. But mainstream media outlets are declaiming that in reality he is simply trying to coalesce "his base"--apparently meaning a good portion of mainstream America. Good grief, and why not? When he gave in to the liberals and offered an extremely liberal immigration bill, they claimed he was trying to reach out to liberals and Hispanics. Meanwhile, John Kerry's pussyfooting on the gay marriage issue is considered simply his take on politics. Yeah, right. Why not say he is appealing to his base of lawbreakers and homosexuals? That being said, Senator Clinton's new bill allowing more aid to grandparents acting as foster parents was receiving some news attention today. I can tell you right now I oppose the bill...because Senator Clinton has a D after her name on the roster. (These D-strings always include a catch.) After all, that's what politics is anymore: you look for the party and decide your support or opposition based on that. Works for the media. Why not for me? Answer: I'm a Republican. We're expected to have some kind of elaborate reason. Democrats are not. Good thing too. Do you really think the likes of John Kerry has the brains to come up with something original and well thought out?

But back to the President. As conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh said on his show this morning, Bush is doing well to appeal to his base. And this base just happens to be the majority of the American people. Why wouldn't/shouldn't he appeal to them and why can't it be assumed that he actually believes marriage is between a man and a woman? The law says that it is. Gays and lesbians and their cronies in the courts are breaking the law they are sworn to respect and uphold. As the executive of the American government, President Bush is well within his rights, and in fact his duties, to uphold the law and punish the lawbreakers. Be thankful conservatives obey the law. The consequences for gays and their cronies would be more dire otherwise.