The hand is quicker than the eye

House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) is quoted as saying that a constitutional amendment on marriage, "is an issue that is of significant importance to many Americans."

And so is the growing number of dead Americans (soldiers and civilians) in Iraq.*

And corruption on Capital Hill.

And the state of medical care.

And countless other causes that they should care about but don't: genocide in Africa, the high costs of energy, corporate ethics and voodoo accounting, illegal domestic spying and other unconstitutional law-breaking and law-ignoring by the commander-in-chief, etc.

Where is the action on these matters of significant importance? Fact is, the Republicans have been screwing over the American public for years (having been given a blank check by gutless Democrats and clueless Americans) and are now trying to use gay & lesbian marriage (not to mention immigration by people who only want a better life in our great country) as a bogeyman to distract the public.

*: And unless anyone find this too harsh, or "demoralizing or disrespectful to your troops" consider that I am the step-father of a disabled veteran. Sending good men and women to die in a hopeless situation is demoralizing and disrespectful. Be patriotic and do right by our troops by not sacrificing them in conflicts of our own design.