Sigh. Four more years. Protest photos from inauguration day.

The whole mess disgusts me. A number of my family members voted for Bush. As Christians, his position on the so-called "moral" issues drove their vote. My assertion has always been that Bush, et al., were pushing these issues for political gain, thereby getting religious voters to vote for a platform that, in the case of lower- and middle-class voters, is fundamentally against their best interests. Furthermore, it was my view that the administration would never really take agressive measures to act on the issues, leaving them on the table as long-term political wedge issues on which they had a huge advantage over the Democrats.

Well, it looks like my assertion has some validity: According to a recent Washington Post article, apparently Bush has said he won't be aggressively pushing for the amendment. From the article:

Social conservatives who helped stoke record turnout for Bush in the 2004 election expressed concern that he is dropping the issue he passionately touted during the campaign now that he has been reelected.

I don't mean to sound anti-religion (though I am), but when you explicitly reject reason, it's pretty easy to get hoodwinked by politicians.