The Killing Words

Maybe I'm the asshole here, but I doubt it.

In this article, Tom Delay openly admits that the ban on gay marriage will fail. But he is going to push ahead with the vote anyway because "The American people need to know where their representatives stand".

I suppose he has a point. As gay marriage seems to still be a hot button issue, the people can use this as a gauge to see how their representatives measure up against their standards. What I don't get is why they feel so threatened by this (non) issue. I suppose all change is opposed by someone, somewhere.

It is hard to make an accurate call on how Americans feel about this. Things around here are so skewed by the spin machine that is DC; even small things get blown out of proportion.

Ah well.

In other news, I am reading an interesting book named Suspect Identities. It is a history of fingerprinting and criminal identification. It is a good read if you go in for that sort of thing.

More in a bit. I need coffee.