Bush and his marriage problem

With the midterm elections coming up this week, and a particularly dishevelled Republican party expecting significant defeats, Bush was out in force to try and create some enthusiasm. Rather than push the Republicans' two main issues of taxes and terrorism he instead decided to voice his concern about the New Jersey ruling claiming that "activist judges" had "issued a ruling that raises doubt about the institution of marriage" and that the American public still believes that "marriage is a union between a man and a woman, and should be defended." This comment was welcomed by huge applause from the crowd of 5,000. Bush did of course neglect to enforce the fact that he supports civil unions as an alternative to same-sex marriage as this would not have created the desired response. This is especially important because there are a total of 8 states with ballot initiatives dealing with same-sex marriage.