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Now, admittedly, McCain’s opposition to the FMA was based not on any love he had for the LGBT community, but because he felt it was “antithetical in every way to the core philosophy of Republicans…[and] usurps from the states a fundamental authority they have always possessed and imposes a federal remedy for a problem that most states do not believe confronts them.” (In other words, he stole a page out of the Democrats’ playbook and punted.) But now, just over a year later, his home state has decided it needs to confront this “problem,” and so he’s happy to throw gays to his sun-roasted wingnut constituents for their frenzied feral bacchanal. Not a trace of irony, nor a moment’s hesitation, nor the merest, passing flicker of recognition is to be found in his countenance as he plows forward with an endorsement that suggests even if a national marriage amendment isn’t part of the core philosophy of Republicans, bigotry and hatred are.
Any moderate Republicans who had hopes that he might restore their party to some level of respectability are, I’m afraid, shit outta luck. McCain has found his national audience, and it’s the lowest common denominator.
(Thanks to eRobin for the image and Pam for the press release link.)
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