Some Marriage Equality Good News

Rabid homophobe Rep. Marilyn Musgrave, author of the Federal Marriage Amendment, lost her bid for re-election.

So sad.

Not.

Family Values -- The Federal Marriage Amendment II: Attack of the Clowns

The FMA has been reintroduced. Two of its sponsors are those paragons of family values and marriage sanctity: David Vitter and Larry Craig (Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, call your offices). From the Carpetbagger:

Yes, two of the principal sponsors of a constitutional amendment to “protect” marriage include one far-right Republican who hired prostitutes and another far-right Republican who was arrested for soliciting gay sex an airport men’s room.

So is this the difference between Republicans and Democrats: When Democrats get caught in a hypocritical sex scandal, they resign (see Eliot Spitzer). When Republicans get caught with their pants down, they attack the rights of gays (see above).

HRC: Against FMA Good, For SSM, Bad

I just don't get it. In her statement for Gay Pride Month, Hillary Clinton says this:

Just a year ago, I worked with my Democratic colleagues in the Senate as well as with LGBT leaders to defeat the divisive and discriminatory Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA). Since then, we not only defeated FMA, but we have been able to make real progress in achieving fairness for all Americans.

Okay, if the Federal Marriage Amendment was discriminatory for defining marriage as between a man and a woman, wouldn't the failure to act to allow same sex marriage be the same? One a sin of commission and the other a sin of omission? Hillary -- like the rest -- doesn't believe gays should be able to marry (we get civ unions instead) so how is her position non-discriminatory?

I don't get it. Explain it to me?

(hat tip: Gay Orbit)