The biggest open secret in the landmark trial over same-sex marriage being heard in San Francisco is that the federal judge who will decide the case, Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, is himself gay.
Screams of outrage from the Right in five… four… three…
Never mind that Judge Walker was assigned the case at random. Never mind that it’s been perfectly okay for white male judges to determine the fate of women and minorities for centuries. Personally, I’m sick of it. Sotomayor’s temperament, anyone? And if you feel I’m jumping the gun on this, forgive me. I know what’s coming.