Why did Bush come out in favor of civil unions at the last minute

Hamlette

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Sat Nov-13-04 03:10 PM
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Why did Bush come out in favor of civil unions at the last minute

and in such an offbeat way? On Good Morning America?

Was it to trick the fundies? Get them mobilized then when it is too late to call off the troops, repent so he can say: "I didn't promise you I'd do away with civil unions."

Did Cheney make him change his mind?

Did rove tell him the issue was killing him in the polls?

It was so odd.

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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf

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Sat Nov-13-04 03:13 PM
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1. I suppose I really don't have a lot to say about this...

being a flaming heterosexual and all, but IMHO, any GLBT person that voted for Dear Leader deserves the years of misery they face.

As for the rest of you, the sane ones, see you on the barricades. The shoulder touching yours will be mine.

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charlyvi

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Sat Nov-13-04 03:15 PM
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2. He was shilling for the moderate vote,

and for anyone that was against him based on gay marriage amendment alone. It's called insurance.

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JudyM

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Sat Nov-13-04 03:49 PM
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4. He thinks Kerry flipflops? At least Kerry only has 1 position at a time!

Bush has learned that he can say absolutely anything, even when it doesn't make any sense, and that 1/2 our country will still nod in approval.

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AmandaRuth

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Sat Nov-13-04 03:19 PM
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3. because his campaign had coordinated with the

churches and this was his attempt to ward off civil war with the mods in his own party.

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ET Awful

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Sat Nov-13-04 03:49 PM
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5. To get that idiotic segment of the GLBT community that would actually

be foolish enough to consider voting for him back firmly in his camp. It served it's purpose, I think the number I saw was 25% of the GLBT voting community voted for the chimp.

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