The Gay Marriage Debate in Satire

Scott Ott had two satires reacting from the President's announcement of support for a marriage amendment that I didn't get around to linking to. "Bush Backs Amendment Defining 'Mayor'" brought to mind Gabriel Rosenberg's comment to a recent post, here, asking whether the courts had a right to redefine "governor" to include women.

Meanwhile, "Bush Backs Traditional Marriage, AndrewSullivan.com Hardest Hit" is a humorous reminder of the odd position in which pundits who advocate for a particular cause are in. Whether their side wins or loses a particular significant event, the pundits are likely to experience a career boost. There isn't inherently anything wrong with that — advocates of non-economic causes have to manage somehow — but I thought this part of Ott's piece aptly cutting:

"Not only will AndrewSullivan.com be hard hit," said an unnamed expert in constitutional PR, "But Mr. Sullivan's PayPal donation link will take a beating as liberals and homosexuals race to combat the amendment by funding Andrew's promotional efforts."

Mr. Sullivan could not be reached for comment since he is appearing on several dozen news and talk shows.