Today, just as we cats entered Canada — a country that's allowed its citizens to marry whom they love for 10 years — we learned about the Reaganesque landslide vote for marriage equality in Ireland.
Goodness gracious, but the 2016 Republican wannabes and their nutty fundamentalist Christian base must be beside themselves about this. A Roman Catholic country has told the Vatican to stick it in their ear! That's more delicious than a fried mouse topped with fresh solid tuna.
The Freepers and teabaggers and the CPACkers — the kind of folks who voted for Ben Carson in the Southern Republican Leadership Conference straw poll this afternoon — must feel like the world is turning against their values in a big, big way. And if liberalism and tolerance are taking over, where can they flee? Since they think America has already been ruined by socialism, and since Belize can be kinda dicey as far as one's personal security goes, the only escape hatch we can think of is Uganda. Surely the gay haters in Kampala will welcome them with open arms.
Meanwhile, the Irish vote is just another reminder of how out of step America's right-wing Republicans are with the rest of humanity. Jeez, when you think about it, it's amazing how much the GOP base has in common with Islamic extremists: Both groups are anti-gay, anti-woman, anti-anybody who doesn't adhere to their fundamentalist doctrines, and (side note) both believe that the US should commit itself to an endless ground war in the Middle East. How will the likes of Carson, Fat Mike Huckabee, Rick "Santorum" and Ted Cruz explain that? We cats PURR.
P.S.: We assume that the Supreme Court is paying attention to the Irish results as well. Of course, we cats suspect that Justice Kennedy is already going to vote on the right side of history next month. But it's tantalizing to wonder if a guy like John Roberts, who clearly cares about the legacy of His Court, has taken note. We cats PURR again.
(PHOTO: Clodagh Kilcoyne, Getty Images)
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