The Edge of Our Seats

Well, it looks like the anti-gay-marriage amendment to the Constitution has gone down in defeat. Boy, that was exciting, wasn't it? A real roller-coaster ride, as we watched the nervous tedious debate, never knowing which side would get the upper hand.

Oh, wait. I must've been thinking about something else. This was the debate that everybody thought was a waste of time except the Repubs who take the religious right for suckers who'll be satisfied by this base pandering. Everybody knew it was a losing issue. Nobody thought it had a chance of passage. Some were hoping that it would make us forget Iraq, sky-high gas prices, the devastation of New Orleans, government corruption. I'd say it's a failure on that measure, too.

Needing a majority of 60 votes, the pro-amendment crowd pulled together 49, with 48 against. The Washington Post, which I linked to above, pointed out that this was one less vote in favor than the previous attempt managed. On to flag burning!