Who's Fit?

As a lesbian mom, I was disappointed and even angry to read President Bush's statement about gay families last week.  Here's a quote from W:

"And I believe children can receive love from gay couples, but the ideal is -- and studies have shown that the ideal is where a child is raised in a married family with a man and a woman."

What studies did Mr. Bush have in mind?  No specifics given, as usual.  Here's how the spokesperson from the Human Rights Coalition responded:

"Every credible study has shown that sexual orientation has no affect on parenting ability," said HRC Political Director Winnie Stachelberg. "Adoption should be about what's best for the child, not appealing to a political base. The nation's leading child welfare, psychological and children's health organizations agree that gay parents make just as good parents as straight ones."

"With so many children in foster care in need of permanently nurturing homes, it's critically important that we put science before ideology when making family policy decisions," she added. 

I find myself worrying about who this administration is going to marginalize next.  It's getting scary.

Comments

[Mieke]

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. He's such a putz.

Meanwhile did everyone in the media forget that we went to war, people died because there were WMD and an immanent threat, NOT to establish a democracy? GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.

[Gary M.]

First they came for the Communists,

and I didn’t speak up, because I wasn’t a Communist.

Then they came for the Jews,

and I didn’t speak up, because I wasn’t a Jew.

Then they came for the Catholics,

and I didn’t speak up, because I was a Protestant.

Then they came for me,

and by that time there was no one left to speak up for me.

by Rev. Martin Niemoller, 1945

If we don't stand together, we will surely fall appart

[Suzanne]

Oh, grrr.

I yearn for an administration, and a society, that doesn't place ideology ahead of science, or even rationale thought.

[Suzanne]

Sigh.

I meant "rational" thought.

[CityMama]

Asstard. (Him, not you.)

[windspike]

The mind goes numb every time I read another quote from W. I personally know a great number of fantastic parents - of both the hetero and homosexual variety. Let me tell you, there is a large difference between parents who have children that are wanted, and loved, and those heterosexuals who have "little accidents" and then spend a lifetime screwing up the child's life becuase they were foolish.

Some of the very best parents I know are gay couples.