It's just this simple. There are terrorists in the US trying to pretend they are the only True Americans. They threaten public debate. They carry guns and wave them about while threatening to harm our elective officials as well as anyone who tries to debate with them. They are full of hate, ignorance, and violence.

And today, they are winning.

At this point, passing the public option is more important then just getting uninsured health insurance and lower prices so everyone can get by. At this point, we are being held hostage by Insurance company funded terrorists.

If we do not pass a public option, the terrorists win. They will know they've won by threatening and threatening violence against reasonable Americans. Next time, they will start with guns, and end with killings an political murder.

We should al be saying this. We should be mailing out elected officials, the media, and everyone we know.

Marriage is between a man and a woman says the fundies.

We'll get behind civil unions for gays says the politicians.

Separate but equal doesn't work says the homosexuals.

So here's what we do to shut the fundies up. We make marriage strictly a religious matter. If your church wants to marry you, that's between you and them if you're a straight couple, a gay couple or a man and a plate of pasta.

The only term the state will use is civil union no matter the genitalia. All government documents for adults united in home, dept, and inheritance won't say the word marriage. It won't mean anything by law. It works, it makes every one put their money where there mouth is.

And in my case, for instance, since I'm married to an athiest and there was no religious aspect to us getting hitched I'm comfortable never using the word 'married' to define us ever again.