With all that is going on in the world today, I felt the need to write about something that, while it may not be timely, may bring a smile.
Quotes from Mr. Santorum and Mr. Cantor are taken from a transcript of last fall's Values Voters Summit.
what eye thynk: What amazes me about this statement is that he is proud of it. He is living proof of his own veracity.
And if you need any more evidence that conservatives exult in exercising their right to be stupid, I give you this argument against poverty programs and gay marriage voiced by (then) House Majority Leader Eric Cantor:
"That is why we believe in traditional marriage, because marriage, more than any government program ever has or ever will, has lifted up people out of poverty, even those who felt there was no hope. Marriage has proven to be that formula which has been more successful at allowing for that pursuit of happiness. And that is why we stand tall and stand proud for traditional marriage."
So maybe the answer isn't food stamps, but a government paid membership to Christian Mingle! And since no gay people would be allowed to join the CM site, they would all remain poor and then the GOP could justify turning their backs on them because they would be, well...poor.
Or maybe Mr. Cantor believes that traditional marriage must be protected because, if same-sex marriage is permitted to proliferate, the magic Marriage Poverty Cure would stop working.
As Louis Peitzman of Gawker said: "If that doesn't make sense to you, take a good, hard look at yourself in the mirror. You might be one of those smart people Santorum has heard so much about."
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