Gay Marriage? Really? Who Cares?

Wow, this is earth shattering! The president has evolved on the issue of gay marriage and decided that it’s ok. Thank God! I had no idea how I was going to vote until his ground breaking announcement yesterday. Are you kidding me? In this economy, with all the threats to national security, with protesters rioting and attempting to blow up bridges, and with millions of people unable to find a job; why in the hell are we spending even 30 seconds worrying about gay marriage? Here’s the bottom line; the people who run our 2 major political parties think that all of us common folk are stupid and, frankly, they have a point. This is the top story on every news outlet in the country and people are choosing sides and lining up to defend their position; as if it made one damn bit of difference in any of our lives. It doesn’t! But, there is some common ground among all the differing viewpoints on this issue; the stupidity is distributed equally, regardless of ideology. Let’s start with the Republicans/Conservatives. Give it a rest! We get it, you think homosexuality is wrong, perverted, immoral, or maybe you just don’t like it. That’s ok, you’re entitled to your opinion, you don’t have to like it or accept it. But, like it or not, there isn’t a damn thing you can do about it. If we passed a constitutional amendment, banning same sex marriage, it would have no effect on homosexuality. You can’t legislate it away, or pray it away, or intimidate it away, so stop wasting your time. A lot of conservatives will say; “I don’t care if people are gay, but we have to protect the sanctity of marriage.” First, the only marriage that I can protect, or have the ability to protect the sanctity of, is my own. Protecting the sanctity of my neighbor’s marriage is not my damn job, nor the governments. Second, what sanctity? We have TV shows in which men and women humiliate, prostitute, and degrade themselves in order to win a proposal. Should we ban “The Bachelor” in order to protect marriage? What about sham marriages of celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Britney Spears, which end after a matter of days? And, it’s not just this new generation; Mickey Rooney and Liz Taylor married everyone on the planet except each other. We have websites that help connect people who want extramarital affairs. Tens of thousands of people are swingers, in open marriages. Are we going to just legislate all of that away? Conservatives need to learn the lesson that we’re always trying to teach liberals and progressives; government can’t create a perfect society by passing laws and regulations. Furthermore, they have no right or authority to try; even if they’re in the majority. Whose stupid idea was it that we ask government for permission to get married in the first place? Mitt Romney couldn’t wait to wait to tell the world that he’s still against same sex marriage, minutes after Obama’s announcement. Awesome Mitt, you’re a real conservative! But, what if there are a lot of gay voters, who are not communists, and were thinking there might be a better option than Obama? Why piss them off over something that will have absolutely no effect on most, if any, American lives? Now, gays, lesbians, blah, blah, blah…that big pile of initials you have to group yourselves by; you know it sounds pretty similar to Glenn Beck’s internet station (GBLTV?). Anyway, are you so shallow and insecure that Obama, switching positions as he’s falling in the polls, the day after a federal convict with a classic mullet got 40% of the vote in the West Virginia Democratic Primary, is really such a huge victory for you? This is like a nerd in high school who asks a cheerleader to the prom. Then, after she gives him a prompt “Hell No!”, he pulls a gun on her and asks her again. “Well, sure, I’d love to.” She’s not scared, she’s “evolving”. C’mon! I’m sure gays have their share of idiots; but all of you can’t be that stupid. He doesn’t give a shit whether you can get married and you know it! Personally, I think you’re getting the shaft, no pun intended; it’s no one's business who you marry. But, Obama can’t change it, and he won’t even try; you still have a long battle ahead on that. In the mean time, you might need jobs. Stop being lead around on a leash by the Democrats. I’m not going to bother with the liberal left’s side of this because all of your views and positions are ludicrous, and it’s a waste of time. America, we’re getting exactly the government we deserve, and that will continue as long as we’re focusing on stupid crap like this.