Cliches Fell
By late Sunday, when the debate [on the Terri Schiavo bill] had reached the House of Representatives, Barney Frank stood almost alone in opposing the bill. Cliches suffered. Here was an openly gay Democrat, the Massachusetts liberal of all Massachusetts liberals, defending the Founding Fathers, federalism and the American tradition of keeping the government's nose out of a family's business.
Not to mention: the sanctity of traditional marriage!
[From "Where Are the Democrats?", by Richard Cohen, from the Washington Post.]