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Last October this blog pleaded with the Courant to break their Susan Campbell/Helen Ubinas-style liberal columnist monopoly by hiring a conservative. Instead, they gave us Rick Green.

Green’s June 20th column appears to be one of those “targeted” articles designed to make the reader think that only the redefinition of marriage can save a same-sex couple from some particular plight:

Then, a little over a month ago, Rob was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis – ALS – and they were reminded that there isn’t equality.
It’s different for gays, even in a blue state with a civil union law. The problem is not that ALS is a death sentence. It’s that Congress and the federal government recognize only marriage when it comes to taxes, Social Security and medical issues.
Because federal law does not recognize civil unions, Rob and Jay could be faced with liquidating everything – home, savings, retirement – to pay for costly care. Meanwhile, I’m told, a married heterosexual couple can sometimes take advantage of federal benefits so that a surviving spouse can at least protect the home.
Rob and Jay’s case is not entirely clear yet, but the inequity remains.

Traditional married couples “can sometimes” benefit from federal law and this particular same sex couple’s “case is not entirely clear yet.” And that’s it. On this vague situation Green builds an entire pro same-sex “marriage” column.

Green’s column—true to the genre—pushes all the right buttons while skimping on the details. Federal laws help married couples because to do so is in the best interests of children. Indeed, the raising of children is why society prizes marriage in the first place. Contrary to the pro same-sex “marriage” agenda, the institution is not about conferring some bundle of governmental rights on people; it’s about what’s in the best interests of society and children. And, as they can tell you in Massachusetts, legalizing same-sex “marriage” in Connecticut will not change anyone’s standing in federal law.

The Courant this past week has provided some good coverage on the financial and circulation troubles of its industry, its parent company and itself. But in promoting yet another liberal columnist the paper persists in resisting the advice that any wise stockholder would give: diversify.

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