Supreme hypocrisy

It's interesting, and perversely amusing, to hear conservatives chime in on the Supreme Court consideration of gay marriage. The thrust of their argument seems to be the folly of, as they put it, "five elites" on the Court deciding sweeping political changes for the entire country.

I don't recall these same conservatives holding the same opinion when the Supreme Court handed the 2000 election to George W. Bush, nor do I recall these protectors of our political process complaining when the Court decided that corporations were the equal of citizens when it came to financing campaigns. As usual, the argument is only made when the possible or actual outcome runs counter to the political goals off the commentators.

The blatant hypocrisy of those arguing against the Court hearing cases of gays and lesbians arguing for marriage rights shouldn't surprise me. It does disappoint me that so few seem to notice it, at least in the media.