Ghost of a flea: Two front war

July 15, 2005

Two front war

The Borowitz Report claims the American administration has faced up to the fact it "may not possess adequate forces to wage war against Iraq and gay marriage at the same time" (via the Daily Dish).

In the past, Pentagon planners had always formulated their budget requests on the assumption that the U.S. must be able to fight the insurgency in Iraq and the rising tide of gay marriages at home simultaneously, but that calculus has changed, the White House said.

In a press briefing, spokesman Scott McClellan acknowledged the difficulties of trying to wipe out the insurgency and gay weddings at the same time: "It turns out that these insurgents are more determined than we originally expected, and so are these damn gay couples."

Canada's Conservative party recognized the same thing here some time back... and decided to concentrate all its efforts on the war against same-sex marriage. Sadly, that last bit isn't a joke.

Update: Though in fairness to Stephen Harper's supporters, in that hat/vest combo it is not always easy to discern what he is thinking. I am no lawyer but this look almost certainly violates the fashion clauses of the Charter (hat tip Gen-X at 40).

Posted by Ghost of a flea at July 15, 2005 05:43 AM

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