Reply #16: Besides my daughter, you mean? [View All]

[Bucky]

Actually, I have plenty of gay friends. I also have several former students who are in the army or Marines. One group is not getting their marriage rights recognized--however it is inevitable that one day in the near future this problem will go away. The other group, the kids I've taught over the past decade, is at risk of being killed while our country's reputation and honor are being destroyed by the Bush administration. Stupid as it is, these issues have been connected in the past. Bush & Cheney were reelected in large part based on irrelevant issues like gay marriage.

Politics is about cutting deals to make progress. My only point is ending the killing is an area where progress is more needed.