For weeks now George W. Bush has gotten mileage out of insisting that the nation is in jeopardy unless we immediately amend the constitution to enshrine discrimination against gay couples. He spoke of it in his radio address and in numerous stump speeches, always before hand picked crowds of cheering supporters. Then, when the measure failed utterly in the Senate, a spokesperson merely expressed regret and Bush dropped the matter entirely.
Contrast this to last week when there was another matter that Bush said would put the entire nation in jeopardy: legislation that would have limited John Ashcroft's power to spy on your reading habits whether at the library or Barnes and Noble. In that case the Administration strong armed House Republicans into holding the vote until they could round up enough votes to kill the provision.
Why the flip-flop in strategy? In both cases the administration painted a picture of an urgent threat to the domestic order. Could it be just convenient politics?
New York Times: Bush Refines His Position on a Measure Banning Gay Marriage
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