I honestly can't tell from this article if Sullivan favors a federalist approach to addressing the marriage issue or not. I presume he's rather displeased with the recent election results from many states on the issue.
Has Sullivan formally given up his facade of pretending to be a Christian?
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
I suspect that Mr. Sullivan is hypocritical on this issue, because I highly doubt he takes a state's rights position on slavery and other moral absolutes.
Have the rats issued a press release demeaning Romney the way they did when McCain and Giuliani set the wheels in motion for "exploaratory" committees? That will be interesting to see. I have a feeling the rats would prefer to see Romney get the nomination.
Sullivan is an idiot, but he is right that there is a certain section of the base that cares about federalism only when it suits their ends and not otherwise.
That said, he exaggerates that section's size and distorts the extent of their positions and oversimplifies the Gay Marriage issue far too much.
Sully sealed it for me,
Where do I get my Romney bumperstickers?
Sulllivan is so blinded by his obsession with the male anus, that he can't see anything else.
How on earth do you handle this issue federally? Let me explain the problems with doing this one on a state by state issue:
1. People move. If two guys get married in Vermont and later move to Oklahoma are they still married?
2. The IRS. Does the Vermont couple file jointly as married and the Oklahoma couple not?
3. That 14th Ammendment. Yes, we don't care for it, but it'll mean the courts will decided this on a one size fits all matter.
John McCain has made a deal with the radical gay activists to support gay marriage. This agreement give cover to some of the gay Republicans who were being threatened by the rabid, gay activists. I am thinking specificly of Lindsey Graham, who became a target during the impeachment, but was given a pass, once he joined the McCain camp.
The support of Andrew Sullivan should be a red flag for any Republican candidate. Sullivan is a one issue kind of guy. Sex is apparently all the man can think about.
Better a christianist than a butt-piratist, Andy.
It doesn't take a Christian to be disgusted by sexual deviancy and the high cost of medical support required by the deviants. Even the Muslims find this behavior reprehensible, not to mention a myriad of others.
Andrew Sullivan is a Homosexualist.
Towards insanity? Hell, he beat me there by at least a country mile!
Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change.
To paraphrase him:
"Look how close you can be and still have it make all the difference. Consider the gays. They are only about an inch and a half off the mark, but look at all the difference it makes."
If the Supreme Court ruled tomorrow that all states must recognize gay marriage, do you think Andrew Sullivan would be upset?
Me neither.
He's in favor of federalism when it suits him, not otherwise. But see, that's better than "Christianists" having the same attitude, because, uh, they're meanies.
Since Mormons are not Christians, his basic premise goes bad before he even begins his argument.
What a queer statement from a normalphobe..