Rice does the right thing

And here it all is in a nutshell.

The ceremony involved Secretary of State Rice and the swearing in of Mark Dybul, an open homosexual, as the nation's new global AIDS coordinator -- a position that carries the rank of ambassador. An Associated Press photo of the ceremony also shows a smiling First Lady Laura Bush and Dybul's homosexual "partner," Jason Claire. During her comments, Rice referred to the presence of Claire's mother and called her Dybul's "mother-in-law," a term normally reserved for the heterosexuals who have been legally married.

Irony anyone? Rice and the White House protocol office acted with common sense and decency. They simply acknowleged the obvious relationships that were staring them in the face. Naturally, evangelical huffiness ensued. Here's Peter Sprigg, vice president for policy at the Family Research Council:

"We have to face the fact that putting a homosexual in charge of AIDS policy is a bit like putting the fox in charge of the henhouse," says Sprigg. "But even beyond that, the deferential treatment that was given not only to him but his partner and his partner's family by the Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is very distressing."

What a charmer, huh? Fox in the hen house? Does anyone know what the hell he's talking about? Doesn't matter.

Props to Rice for being a stand up person and taking a refreshing step back from her party's idiotic obsession with gay marriage.