By John Mattingly
With all the tough issues facing the U.S., such as a lingering war on terrorism, poverty, unemployment, a monstrous national debt weighing in on weak real estate values, not to mention the pointless bickering at most levels of government, it’s easy to understand why a politician would want to make a big deal out of same-sex marriage.
What could be more vital to our national interests than whether or not humans of the same sex can get married? As a farmer, it’s hard for me to imagine an issue that bears more directly on the price of fertilizer.
