Idealogian

Swinging Voters

Sitting on the train this morning, I happened to glance at the magazine that the man sitting next to me was reading. I'm not sure which magazine it was, but the article he was reading pertained to the current political climate and contained a photograph with the caption, "Will his endorsement of a ban on gay marriage lose Bush the support of swinging voters?"

Well let me tell you, I was outraged! First, the caption clearly implies a link between gays and swingers, as if to say that everyone who isn't a heterosexual is, by their very nature, sexually promiscuous. This is simply untrue! Many gays and lesbians are committed to a single, long-term relationship that is based on trust and mutual responsibility.

And second, what does that even mean? Are there swingers out there who are rooting for the demise of the institution of marriage and think that gay marriage would be a step in their direction? Are they opposed to a ban because they feel it would strengthen the moral fiber of our country and thereby cast them even further beyond the pale? And would they really vote against a political candidate simply because he supported such a ban? Even after rereading the caption, I still couldn't make any sense of ...

Hold on. What's that? It says what? "Swing voters?"

Oh.

Never mind.