Election 2012

Legal Insurrection has a post clarifying the latest propaganda about Newt Gingrich. According to the lefty blogs, (and others because I heard it on TV last night), Newt Gingrich told a gay man that the gays should vote for Obama.

That’s not what he said. What he said is that if gay marriage is your most important issue than you should probably vote for Obama because Newt would disappoint.

Not being gay or married it’s hard to see what all the fuss is about on the gay marriage issue.

My business partner is a lesbian who entered into a civil union in Vermont and subsequently married in MA – more for legal reasons than for the title. She always considers the day of her civil union to be her anniversary but will tell you it is the commitment not the piece of paper or title that she commemorates. I am all for gay marriage, but nothing in this world stops dedicated people from making a commitment.

It’s certainly not for me to judge if someone decides getting married is the most important issue in their life this year. And I agree with Newt, one narcissist probably deserves another. I really wish people- pro and con would get over the gay marriage thing. If I were gay I’d rename marriage “kadiddlehop” and get on with it. And then I’d try to do it better than the heterosexuals.

There is more than one route to victory.