Homophobia: Not Just A Christian Value, An American Value Too

Bigotry trumps security in George W. Bush's White House.

AP: Security Clearance Rules May Impede Gays

The Bush administration last year quietly rewrote the rules for allowing gays and lesbians to receive national-security clearances, drawing complaints from civil rights activists.

The Bush administration said security clearances cannot be denied "solely on the basis of the sexual orientation of the individual." But it removed language saying sexual orientation "may not be used as a basis for or a disqualifying factor in determining a person's eligibility for a security clearance."...

I'll forgo my rant about the religious right controlling the White House and the President's moral hypocrisy.

Let me just say that if our politicians can't even stand up to the James Dobsons of this country (the vile faux-Christians who consider hate a moral value), then no one should have any confidence that they have the inner strength to stand up to the Osama bin Ladens of the world. And I'll leave it at that.