There aren't many people funnier than the late Sid Caesar and his "Show of Shows" comedy troupe, but we cats think that the right wingers reacting to Judge Arenda Wright Allen's ruling on Virginia's same-sex marriage ban come pretty close.
Oh, are they upset. A teabagger delegate from our very own Prince William County is calling for Judge Wright Allen's impeachment, in fact. The so-called reasoning: Wright Allen is a lefty wacko, a traitorous (gasp!) Obama appointee whose perfidy was, in retrospect, entirely predictable. All this outraged sputtering about a deeply religious woman who was confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 96-0. Hm.
We cats are just wondering, if Judge Wright Allen is such a radical-liberal zealot, why did she immediately issue a stay on her ruling pending further appeals?
Hint: That's a rhetorical question. We indeed know why. Sure, politically, Judge Wright Allen wanted to avoid another Utah — and the confusion that has reigned there since its marriage ban was tossed. But over and above that, she was trying to be equitable with everybody: the litigants (even the homophobes and the teabaggers), the LGBT community, our county clerks... you get the idea.
In short, Judge Wright Allen realizes that there's a process here, and the sun does not rise and set on her decision. Dare we say she's fair and balanced? We cats PURR.
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