Idiot of the Week

Lousiana's Republican senator, David Vitter, said of the debate now going on over the suggested Constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage:

"I don't believe there's any issue that's more important than this one."

Kind of boggles the mind, doesn't it?

Let's see: the war in Iraq, immigration, the high cost of fuel, global warming, genocide and poverty in Darfur and elsewhere around the world and, oh yes, the lingering repercussions from two devastating hurricanes that affected Mr. Vitter's home state.

None of those are important as whether that vaguely butch couple of women that live down the street in that cute bungalow are married or not.

It's enough to start looking into Canadian citizenship again (or maybe Danish--a recent survey declared that they are the happiest people on the planet).