Demagogue

Trying to reassure the social conservatives in the GOP, Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney attempted to clarify his position on gay rights yesterday. According to the AP:

Romney said there was nothing inconsistent between his position then and his vigorous opposition to gay marriage in Massachusetts now.

"I'm not in favor of discrimination of any kind, including people who have a different sexual preference than myself," he said. "At the same time I'm very committed to traditional marriage between one man and one woman and believe that marriage should be preserved in that way."

It's obvious that Romney is in favor of discrimination of at least one kind: marriage rights.

It might be one thing for Romney to say, "I generally oppose discrimination, but, in this case, I believe ..." However, for Romney to use the words "of any kind" is about as intellectually dishonest as you can get.