The Guardian newspaper reports that George Bush declared his backing for a ban on gay marriage yesterday in what sceptics said was part of a broad campaign by the US president to win back disillusioned conservatives and divert attention from the Iraq war. You can read the full article here. The gist is that Bush is once again appealing to the far-right because he and his party continue to free-fall when it comes to polls. The steady flow of bad news about Iraq, petrol prices and political scandals such as tapping the phones of thousands of Americans, is undoubtedly to [...]
Jun 062006






