Is President Bush Backing Plan to End Homosexual “Marriage” This Month in Massachusetts?
By MassNews Staff
          A 35-minute interview with Pres. Bush on Friday with the Washington Post, shows a realization that homosexual marriage must be dealt with here in Massachusetts and not at the federal level, says Sally Pawlick of Massachusetts Citizens for Marriage.
          “However, we’re also seeing that this portion of the interview, which dealt mainly with Iraq and the President’s reelection in November, was reported with spin by a homosexual newspaper in Washington which was obviously fed the story by the Washington Post,” Pawlick commented.
          The Post did not publish any of the interview until yesterday, Sunday, January 16.
          “We remember how the Graham family at the Post sent a reporter and photographer all the way to Fitchburg to help its friends at the New York Times destroy Rep. Emile Goguen,” says Pawlick. “They were totally unsuccessful in that attempt. But the Post is still attempting to destroy Goguen and damage the President at the same time.
            “We can end same-sex marriage right now if enough people voice their support for Rep. Emile Goguen’s Bill of Address to remove the judges who made this terrible ruling,” she stated.  “If the judges are removed and their decision vacated, legal gay marriage will cease to exist anywhere in this county. The other side realizes that and is still working as hard as they can to stop Rep. Goguen. The only question is whether they will be successful.”

President Was Given a “Hot Potato” at Election Time
          The President was handed an explosive issue at election time, says Pawlick.
“President Bush has done an excellent job at handling the ‘hot potato’ which was given to him with the family organizations being hopelessly divided on the issue of a federal marriage amendment. The only organization which supported the Amendment was Focus on the Family and its affiliates. But the power of Dobson and his $120 million per year made others cautious about angering him.
          “The President understood the reality of the situation and did an excellent job of juggling that potato although the Washington Post has had a good time publicizing the whole mess and attempting to damage Bush in the process. They are still at it.”
          In the 19th paragraph of its Sunday story the Post began its spin on marriage:
          ”On the domestic front, Bush said he would not lobby the Senate to pass a constitutional amendment outlawing same-sex marriage.
          ”While seeking reelection, Bush voiced strong support for such a ban, and many political analysts credit this position for inspiring record turnout among evangelical Christians, who are fighting same-sex marriage at every juncture. Groups such as the Family Research Council [a Dobson affiliate] have made the marriage amendment their top priority for the next four years.
          ”The president said there is no reason to press for the amendment because so many senators are convinced that the Defense of Marriage Act -- which says states that outlaw same-sex unions do not have to recognize such marriages conducted outside their borders -- is sufficient.
          "’Senators have made it clear that so long as DOMA is deemed constitutional, nothing will happen. I'd take their admonition seriously. . . . Until that changes, nothing will happen in the Senate.’"
          ”Bush's position is likely to infuriate some of his socially conservative supporters, but congressional officials say it will be impossible to secure the 67 votes needed to pass the amendment in the Senate.
          ”Yesterday morning, the day after the interview, White House spokesman Scott McClellan called to say the president wished to clarify his position, saying Bush was ‘willing to spend political capital’ but believes it will be virtually impossible to overcome Senate resistance until the courts render a verdict on DOMA.”
          The next paragraph in the Post story was about “revamping Social Security.”

Senators Agree with Bush
          The President is correct that the Senate fully understands what is happening with Focus on the Family, says Pawlick.
          “They agree with what the President is doing. But the Post sees this only as a way of hurting and dividing the people who support traditional marriage.”
          “When the hundreds of thousands of people across the country who agree with Emile Goguen’s plan to end homosexual ‘marriage’ this month begin to talk with their Senators and Representatives, the pressure will build in Washington for even the President to join this Democratic legislator even though the President’s liberal Chief-of-State Andy Card, who is a Massachusetts political operative, might oppose it. We hope that Card will be smarter than that.”