Same-Sex Marriage: Into the Quicksand

As usual, it all started with Joe Biden. “Look,” he said on Meet the Press on May 6, “I am the Vice President of the United States of America. The President sets the policy. But I am absolutely comfortable with,” basically, anybody marrying anybody (space does not permit printing his entire sentence). In rhetorical contrast, when Education Secretary Arne Duncan was asked if he supported same-sex marriage, he replied in three words: “Yes, I do.” I now pronounce you .... It