Rumors are flying that Arizona Governor Jan Brewer will bow to pressure and veto that appalling "yes-you-can-discrimate-because-you-think-Jesus-says-so" bill that's sitting on her desk.
Which, if true, would be welcome news to us. If you don't want to serve all members of the public, you shouldn't be in business in the first place. And how can a florist or a restaurant or a hotel or a clothing store tell for sure that someone is gay? We're still waiting to hear.
Meanwhile, though, the teabagger nutcases over at Free Republic are already screaming for Brewer's head. What about property rights? What about freedom of association? This is economic blackmail! Extortion! Political correctness! Golden calves! (What?)
We cats say, calm down, little Freepers. Brewer hasn't vetoed it yet. But if you're feeling mighty put upon by the arc of history bending a bit more toward justice — and by the ultimatums that corporate giants like Southwest Airlines, Apple, Intel and PetSmart (yay, PetSmart!) are close to declaring — just imagine how we felt back in 2004 when the Republican Party had a single message: Vote Democratic and you'll die.
Somehow, threatening terror attacks because John Kerry allegedly couldn't be trusted to keep America safe seems a little more extreme than rightly exercising the power of the purse — yes? We cats HISS.
(IMAGE: The Worst Person Who's Ever Lived rides to victory on terror scares and homophobia. We sure don't miss those days.)
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