In today’s editorials, the Pilot’s crack editorial staff issues a broadside against the Family Foundation for recommending legislation that would change the divorce laws in Virginia.
According to the AP (not necessarily the most reliable source)
“The group will seek changes to state law that would require consent from both spouses--not just one--to secure a divorce in families with minor children.”
How does the Pilot’s crack staff headline their opposition? “Anti-divorce bill retreats on reform.”
“Reform” is one of the goo-goo words that denote good things are happening. “Retreat” if one of the doubleplus ungood words that means bad things are happening. So changing the law in a manner that the Pilot favors is “reform,” changes they don’t like is “retreat.”
Not that the Pilot’s crack staff is in favor of large numbers of divorces; no sir! After all, it supported gay marriage by pointing out that heterosexuals were divorcing right and left. “Sanctity of marriage?” “Hah” the Pilot’s crack staff sniffed.
And perhaps remembering that your bold pronouncements of yesteryear cannot be dropped down the memory hole as easily (the Internet’s search engines are diabolically clever at finding out you’re talking out of two sides of your mouth), the Pilot’s crack staff comes out four-square for saving good marriages while discarding bad ones. Their answer? Government sponsored marriage counseling.
I can see it now: “I’m from the government and I’m here to save your marriage.”
The Pilot’s crack staff has missed their calling. They are great comedic writers. Sign them up for the Tonight show.
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