Possibility that Pres. Bush Might Endorse Removal of Mass. Judges, Drew Much Interest
Washington Post Continues Attempts to Divide Those  Who Favor Traditional Marriage; Post Knew that James Dobson Is Now Working with Other Family Groups.

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 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.”

The Following Story was Originally Posted on Nov. 30, 2004:
James Dobson Gives Up on Federal Marriage Amendment; Agrees With Majority on New Language Against Civil Unions
       We  heard last week that James Dobson had finally given up on insisting that everyone support his federal marriage amendment (which had no language against “civil unions”) and was agreeing with the majority on new language which had been drafted by Michael Farris, a home-school leader and President of Patrick Henry College.
       We did not write a story at that time because we did not have time to authenticate its veracity, but Dobson’s minion, Matt Daniels, wrote an article last Friday in the Washington Times which shows that he is moving on.
       Daniels did not even mention the marriage amendment but wrote about the “deplorable working conditions” in American industry, which are destroying married couples by forcing them to work long hours.
       Daniels is the former head of Dobson’s affiliate in Massachusetts (The Massachusetts Family Institute, MFI), who went to Washington in 2000 with the blessing of Dobson in order to establish the Alliance for Marriage and pass a federal marriage amendment.
       However, the majority of national, family organizations fought the idea because it didn’t include language against civil unions. They were concerned about the history in California (Dobson’s home state before he moved his Focus on the Family to Colorado) where Dobson enthusiastically passed a Proposition there which outlawed “gay marriage” but ignored civil unions. The homosexuals immediately started passing civil union measures there which gave all of the benefits of marriage, except for the name.
       By last year, it was obvious to everyone what a failure his efforts had been in California when the mayor of San Francisco started marrying homosexuals. What the final effect will be in that state is unknown because the Supreme Court of California stopped the marrying ceremonies but has not yet decided whether they will follow the Supreme Judicial Court in Massachusetts and hold that that even though the mayor cannot make the decision, their state constitution does require that homosexuals be allowed to marry.

Letter to the Editor:
I am saddened to learn of the resignation of Edward Pawlick as editor of Mass News. He has performed a great and wonderful service for the 80% of the people of Massachusetts who believe in and practice Christian and Jewish moral values by galvanizing us to fight for our Christian/Judeo culture and wipe out the evil that the New York Times and the NOW Feminists deliberately spread into every facet of our lives.
John Herbert Sullivan
Editors Note: Thank you for your kind words. Actually, we think he did a service for 100% of the people, regardless of their creed, culture or lifestyle.