The Sanctity of Marriage

Joyce McGreevy rips into the president’s SOTU with some clever prose. I especially approve of her attack on the whole “sanctity of marriage” b.s.

This should help the president safeguard the sanctity of marriage from those who, unlike his brother Neil, fail to appreciate that marriage is a union of a man, a woman, and whoever shows up at the man’s hotel room.

This often unnoticed back-story hits both sides of the aisle (although my favorite Democrat who might lose his seat to sneaky GOP redistricting seems as committed to his marriage as I am) but you won’t hear the Democrats hypocritically supporting this idea. I’m betting the Newt Gingrich and upstanding Congressman like Steve LaTourette (R-OH) will stand behind whatever W proposes without the slightest hint of irony. Here’s a quote from Steve’s wife:

He called me on Friday and said he wants a divorce … I think Washington corrupts people … He was a wonderful husband and father, the best I ever saw, until he went there. I told him I was trying to get him out of the dark side, all that power and greed and people kissing up to them all time. Now he’s one of them. All they care about is getting reelected. I hate them all.

So the POTUS reccomendation will include a tax sanction against anyone who gets divorced or gets caught cheating on their spouse.

That’s gonna happen, right?

Posted by etrigan at January 26, 2004 8:15 AM