A compelling argument

Both Rush Limbaugh and Bill O’Riley have publicly conceded that the religious right has lost the argument over marriage equality, according to an article on CNN online today.

Well.

I guess since two such august eminences as these have announced the outcome of the debate, we can all relax. But just to make things clear, it’s not reason that has prevailed. Poor ol’ Rush bemoans the fact that the conservatives “…lost the language on this. (Rush and his crones) lost the issue when (they) allowed the word ‘marriage’ to be bastardized.”

We've bastardized the language. This from the guy who gave us ‘feminazis’ to describe folks like my daughters who feel that their gender should not disqualify them for equitable treatment.

Hm-m-m…

O’Riley had an even more interesting take on things. "The compelling argument is on the side of homosexuals," O'Reilly said Tuesday on Fox. "That's where the compelling argument is. 'We're Americans. We just want to be treated like everybody else.' That's a compelling argument, and to deny that, you have got to have a very strong argument on the other side."

Limbaugh is lost forever, I fear. But O’Riley – he actually got it right. The tragedy is that he truly does not know he got it right.

Just to make it crystal clear to everyone out there, and directly from the mouth of O’Riley…

The compelling argument is indeed as follows: “We’re Americans. We just want to be treated like everybody else.”

From O’Riley’s mouth to the Supremes’ ears… One can only hope.