santorum vs casey

here are the latest poll numbers from Strategic Vision, a republican polling outfit:

Santorum (R) 36 (38)
Casey (D) 52 (52)

man on dog is going down, down, down. parens, as always, represent the former poll numbers.

why do i call him man on dog you ask? this is why:

That's not to pick on homosexuality. It's not, you know, man on child, man on dog, or whatever the case may be. It is one thing.

another crazy republican (i cant remember offhand) came out with the same kind of assertion several weeks ago. even one of my winger family members brought it up. the argument goes something like this - if we legalize marriage between homosexuals, then we enter the slippery slope terrain where we will have to endorse marriage between 3 or more people, between humans and animals, etc etc.

allow me to kick the legs out from under that fallacious argument right here and now. marriage/civil unions are contracts formed between two adults (occasionally, minors with their parent's permission). as such, the whole concept of a man marrying a dog or a mule or a monkey is asinine - said animal clearly cannot consent. they lack language as well as legal standing to enter into a contract. its as simple as that.

im not a terribly big fan of dems in general, but at least santorum looks like he's going to lose power here in PA. there's another year before elections and a 16 pt lead can evaporate overnight, but man on dog is too tightly tied to the bush administration to weasel out, methinks.