KarenUhOh

First, half-credit where sorta due: I applaud anyone—even Jabba the Hun—who comes out in favor of “legalizing” gay marriage; although the use of the words “legal” and “marriage” continue to arch the hairs in my ass, because “marriage” as a societal institution is principally religious, entirely cultural, and in any case extra-legal—although, yeah, yeah, I know, there are all sorts of laws on our books about marriage: like how old you ought to be, how many spousi you should have, which species we’re okay with and which we aren’t, etc.

And, oh…the dissolution codes, that determine property and custody rights. Of married people. That part.

Still. Congratulations, Fmr. Warlord Dick, you’ve done the noble thing here. First, you have at least three toes on the right [Ed: ‘Correct’] side of an issue, for once. We can hash out how the First Amendment (Federal “law,” last time I checked) plays into your CYA-for-the-Fox & Friends Crowd declaration that, while you’re OK with it (because gay messes are something your family has had to “live with”), it should be up to the states (Republicans and right-wingers love State Government…it’s as if it’s not really government) to decide.

Ergo, you can be for it, because your daughter is One of Those, so it’s all fine, unless she were to live in like, Wyoming or somewhere, and want to do something insane like marry someone who is not an opposite sexyperson.

Second, you’ve “put yourself to the left” of Pres. Civil Union. This proves you are at least 17% Human, although please Don’t Call You A Liberal Humanist. Don’t worry. Will avoid.

So now you’ve got that whole Sensitive Parent and All-Around Groovy Guy You’d Have A Beer With thing going; plus if someone doesn’t like that, you can always say, Hey, States Make The Law, Not This Here Dick, and if they really push your brass buttons on this, you can grab your shotgun and go out on the front porch and blast a few ducks, unless some abortionist gets in the way.