Bush says
marriage is between a man and woman

At a contentious news conference Tuesday that was mostly about the war in Iraq, President Bush took another opportunity to restate his belief that marriage is for heterosexual couples only. When asked a point-blank question about marriage equality, Bush reiterated his position that marriage is the union of a man and a woman. Framing the question in terms of the children and families of thousands of gay and lesbian couples married in San Francisco and elsewhere, the reporter asked him, "Are you still confident that society's interest and the interests of those children in gay families are being met by government saying their parents can't marry?" Bush responded, "I believe society's interests are met by defining marriage as between a man and a woman. That's what I believe." Political analysts say Bush and his fellow Republicans may again seek to use same-sex marriage and other social issues to mobilize conservatives in the upcoming midterm elections. (Sirius OutQ News)