Millions of marriages and families in danger --
as "Bush heads for defeat on gay marriage measure." An outrageously cynical ploy by Republican leadership, designed to force key Democrats to take "liberal" positions on the amendment to ban gay marriages, appears to be blowing up in their mean little faces. Let this be an omen, please (remember Bush Sr's late-term push for a flag-burning amendment?). Of course, as far as Bush's extremist base goes, he wins simply by pushing the issue.