Sanity was evident in the U.S. Senate this afternoon, when a motion failed to achieve the required 60 votes necessary to call for a “yay” or “nay” vote on the same-sex marriage amendment. The vote was 49-48, but it doesn’t matter. This stupid initiative is done for this year, anyway. Now, these guys can get back to work, concerning themselves with issues that are truly crucial to the country’s future—if they only could…
