From our friends at the Family Research Council:
Meet Vice President Biden's newest policy advisors: Will & Grace. Apparently, the fictional characters from a defunct sitcom are the guiding force behind the views of America's second most powerful man. During an interview on "Meet the Press," Biden credited the show's characters for his new outlook on same-sex "marriage." "The president sets the policy," he explained. But, "I am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women, and heterosexual men and women marrying another are entitled to the same exact rights, all the civil rights, all the civil liberties. And quite frankly, I don't see much of a distinction beyond that." Asked to pinpoint the source of his "evolving" views, Biden said the homosexual roommate on "Will & Grace" played an important role. "I think 'Will & Grace' probably did more to educate the American public than almost anything anybody's done so far."
I'm not sure which is more disturbing: the Vice President giving his blessing to counterfeit marriage or an administration that bases its policy decisions on make-believe television characters? If the Vice President gets his inspiration from popular shows, then maybe he should watch FRC's, The Problem with Same-sex Marriage. Unlike "Will & Grace," we deal with the real dangers of counterfeit marriage--and believe me, no one is laughing. Instead, viewers hear from actual people, whose freedom, careers, children, and businesses were harmed because people like Joe Biden refused to look beyond Hollywood's script on same-sex "marriage."
Meanwhile, as the Vice President was busy breaking new policy ground, his office raced to clarify. Insisting there was nothing new in Biden's comments, the White House tried to backtrack. "Vice President Biden was saying what the President has said previously--that committed and loving same-sex couples deserve the same rights and protections enjoyed by all Americans." This "strategic ambiguity," as the New York Daily News calls it, is nothing new for the Obama administration. With a wink here and a statement there, the White House is trying to have its wedding cake and eat it too. On one hand, the President's team says it opposes state marriage amendments, but on the other, it won't endorse the unions these amendments are blocking.
To the Left, he's a "tease." Just last week, the Obama campaign launched a special campaign website devoted exclusively to the President's "accomplishments" for homosexuals. Publicly endorsing same-sex "marriage" isn't one of them. Like so many Democrats, the administration recognizes this issue for the political minefield it is. As the Washington Post points out, liberals are desperately trying to "avoid" or "downplay" the issue. Of the 10 liberal Senate candidates "running as challengers or for open seats," only two even mention homosexual "marriage" on their website. And if there's ever a time when candidates are most in touch with their constituents, it's election time. Obviously, the country isn't anywhere near the Vice President's "comfort level" with redefining marriage. More than likely, they identify with Gov. Mitt Romney, who is providing voters with a clear contrast on this issue. Not only did the Governor weigh in during Massachusetts's battle in 2004 and California's Proposition 8 campaign, but Gov. Romney was an early signer to the National Organization for Marriage pledge to "preserve and protect marriage as the union of a man and woman." Heading into November, voters will have a clear choice. Do they want an administration that takes its cues from facts or syndicated fiction?
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