Lost in the midst of Obama's historic declaration of support for marriage equality is the fact that for once Joe Biden's mouth was used for a constructive purpose. Biden's statement on Sunday that he was "absolutely comfortable" with same sex marriage started the chain reaction that led to Obama's endorsement of gay marriage on Wednesday afternoon (or so the story goes for now). Biden's flat out, unequivocal, and down-to-earth endorsement was simply impossible to ignore, and it made Obama's wishy-washy "evolving" theory on gay marriage unsustainable.
If Biden can create pressure on elected officials simply by opening his mouth, it's worth giving that a shot with some other topics. Here's 11 off the top of my head, and if you've got more, register with PoliticOlogy and post 'em in the comments section below.
11. This drug war thing has gone on waaaaaaay too long
10. People who vote defund Planned Parenthood needs drop the crap and admit they just don't like women.
9. Weren't we supposed to close Gitmo? Let's get back on that.
8. I'm "absolutely comfortable" with revoking John Yoo's immunity from prosecution over the torture memos.
7. From now on, anybody who wants to cut funding from a social service shall be required to instead locate that money in defense savings.
6. Gino's has the better Philly cheesesteak, but he's a racist ass.
5. I'm "absolutely comfortable" with never hearing a "Hillary for VP" argument ever again.
4. No icing the kicker or intentionally walking a hitter more than once a game. Play ball!
3. If it weren't for government and cooperation, every last one of you "job creators" would be up Galt creek without a damn paddle. Speaking of jobs creators...
2. Enough with the "job creator" bullshit. They're called rich people. Deal.
1. We need to hire more teachers and pay them more and treat them better.
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