I guess the specter of gay marriage is only troubling to right wingers in even numbered years

Bill Frist is talking up another Senate vote on a Federal marriage amendment for June of this year. You know, because last year it was gay marriage's fault that Katrina destroyed New Orleans, the war in Iraq dragged on, and gas prices spiked.

What a ridiculous stunt. They couldn't even get 50 senators onboard back in 2004, let alone the 67 needed to get the ball rolling on a Constitutional amendment. And now they're whipping it out again only two years later? I guess the thinking is that there's nothing like some juicy, delicious gay hate to spice up an election year legislative calendar.

Maybe while they're in the mood to revive some of their recent losing initiatives, we could ask them to also crank up George Bush's ill-conceived "Let's Destroy Social Security" campaign again this spring. Seeing that one go down in flames last year was good stuff.