Bush the Homo - phobe

What a sleeze bag:

President George W. Bush, faces a humiliating defeat in a mid-term election that is a referendum on him and his policies, has turned away from the issues of taxes and terrorism and now hopes to churn up Republican enthusiasm with homophobia.

"For decades, activist judges have tried to redefine America by court order," Bush said Monday. "Just this last week in New Jersey, another activist court issued a ruling that raises doubt about the institution of marriage. We believe marriage is a union between a man and a woman, and should be defended."

The line earned Bush by far his most sustained applause at a rally of 5,000 people aimed at boosting former GOP Rep. Max Burns' effort to unseat a Democratic incumbent. In this conservative rural corner of eastern Georgia, even children jumped to their feet alongside their parents to cheer and clap for nearly 30 seconds — a near-eternity in political speechmaking.

But while gay bashing may work in the backwoods of Georgia, it is a strategy that can backfire on Republicans in the national election arena. But that won't stop Bush from turning up the homophobic heat.