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Saturday, September 1, 2007 12:00 AM

McCain's selective defense of "traditional marriage"

The GOP senator who dumped his first wife and the mother of his children to marry his young, rich mistress demands legal recognition for his own highly untraditional marriage.

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  • Saturday, September 1, 2007 06:36 AM

    Pay attention now!

    "The lady doth protest too much, methinks."

    Knuckleheads! Did you sleep through English class and completely missed that line? Pay attention now, people, because it expresses a truth about human nature.

    "I support family values" means "I'm a skank 'ho, and I don't care who I trample to get what I want."

    "I condemn the gay lifestyle" means "I'm about to burst into flames in this goddamned closet."

    And so on. Make a note of it.

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