On AIDS, it remains true that he has done more in three years than Bill Clinton did in eight. It also remains true that he will be given no credit for it from AIDS and gay groups. That’s a shame. Praising Bush when he does the right thing is just as important as criticizing when he does the wrong thing – such as endorsing the anti-gay federal amendment.
BOWDEN ON ABU GHRAIB: I was waiting for him to weigh in. Now he has.
CICADAS KILL: The grim truth comes out.
REPUBLICANS FOR MARRIAGE: In a sign of the future, some of the young supporters of the first gay couples to exercise their civil rights were Republicans and Christians:
The crowd of supporters included seven members of the Harvard Republican Club (HRC), with two executive board members among them.
One of the HRC members, Joshua A. Barro ’05, appealed earlier to the club’s open-list for Republicans to show that the “next generation of Republicans is tolerant and inclusive” by joining in the march.
“It’s not an official club-sanctioned event, but we are coming to show that there are Republicans who support gay marriage,” said Barro, wearing his blue HRC T-shirt. “I think this is the direction the Republican Party is heading.”
Members of the Harvard Christian Fellowship also participated in the procession, though not as an official contingent of the Harvard student group.
“We’re coming out as individual Christians to show our support for the gays and lesbians who are getting married tonight,” said Stephen E. Dewey ’07. “We are very happy for them.”
Me too.
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