The maelstrom of controversy continues over Goodridge v. Mass. Dept. of Public Health, i.e. the Gay Marriage Case...unsurprisingly, our shiny Mormon governor pushed for the proposed constitutional amendment to limit marriage to "a man and a woman" (and can I just say that every time I hear that phrase it sounds like the person is about to burst out with "When A Man Loves A Woman"?)...surprisingly, Mass. Senate president Robert Travaglini is standing firm in his support of the decision and, in the alternative, civil unions. But it looks like there's really no way to get around it, since the amendment would take until at least 2006 to pass. So come May 19th -- which is my parents' wedding anniversary! -- city hall clerks will have to start registering "Spouse 1" and "Spouse 2," no longer "Bride" and "Groom." Yaaay! For that special local flavor, see also Eileen McNamara and Derrick Z. Jackson in the Globe on the news...cannot WAIT until conservatroll Jeff Jacoby gets going on this one!

And speaking of conservatrolls, Salon has a fine overview of some of the frothier condemnations of the decision today, in it's Right Hook column: do all your enemy due diligence reading at one fell swoop.