Del. Bob Marshall is a hateful little man whose continued presence in public life in Virginia ought to embarrass any decent and thinking Virginian. The Washington Post profiles him:
The debate was over, and the stately atrium at the University of Virginia School of Law was nearly empty. But Del. Robert G. Marshall, a Prince William County Republican who wryly refers to himself as Virginia’s “chief homophobe,” was just warming up to his next showdown over same-sex marriage.
“There is a natural order of things, a natural order where gay marriage is an impossibility,” he said, books tucked under his arm and waving a hand for emphasis, like the disheveled college professor he often resembles. “For example, a woman’s arm is constructed at a certain angle so that she can adequately cradle a baby. This is the way we’re created. There are just certain things that nature intended.”
I generally don’t focus on state legislators, especially in Virginia, where it all seems so pointless. But this man? This foul little man? More and more people have had enough, and I suspect he’ll see the end of elected office next time ’round.