Today, President Bush announced his support for the Marriage Protection Amendment, which would stop radical homosexuals and abusive left-wing courts from redefining marriage throughout the United States.

This is a switch for the President, in a sense. He (and his brother Jeb) have so far opposed amending the U.S. and Florida constitutions, on grounds that current law was sufficient without the vast (and it is vast) expense and tremendous (and it is tremendous) difficulty involved in passing a constitutional amendment on either level.

But it isn’t a switch in this sense: this represents no change at all in the President’s (or Jeb’s) beliefs. These guys are solid on the issues that count most, period.

And now, with the MPA vote reaching the Senate floor this Wednesday, in rides the President — like the cavalry — to give it that crucial push necessary (we hope) to get it over the top.

This is also another direct hit for TheVanguard.Org and for my column.

The column, “Republicans at the Crossroads, Part Two: Next Week’s Chance for Redemption May Be Their Last”, specifically cited the MPA vote as key to securing the Republican coalition sufficiently for the Congressional majority’s survival this November.

President Bush coming out strong at just the right moment is a crucial step in this direction too. And we pushed for it, in print, in private, and through our association with The Arlington Group.

When you back TheVanguard.Org, you make a difference, and you make a better America. We get results. And at the end of the day, isn’t that what counts?

Two key votes next week — on permanent Death Tax repeal and the federal Marriage Protection Amendment give Republicans a chance at redemption. But though the GOP’s record is far better than anyone remembers, a White House that can’t communicate its way out of a paper bag surely can’t lead, and a Senate which forgets who elected it and why should expect to be sent home.

This is just reality. And the witching hour has come.

Read the column here.