Feingold joins the thought police

Senator Feingold questioned judicial nominee Bill Pryor about his and his wife's decision to postpone a vacation at Disney World with their 6 and 8 year old daughters because of the park's Gay Day, "can you understand why a gay plaintiff or defendant would feel uncomfortable coming before you as a judge? . . ." I suppose that if gays came into court in drag or clad only in thong underwear and makeup or otherwise acting like Gays typically do at such celebrations of their sexual orientation, they might have something to worry about. As for Pryor's decision to not have to answer his daughters' questions about what they were likely to see at Gay Day, it's a long way from homophobia. Feingold seemed somewhat uncomfortable with how low his own party had sunk in its efforts to prevent Bush from appointing conservative judges, but he asked the question, nevertheless.