Are we still arguing about gay marriage? STILL?

In her story on the outcomes of the recent vote in Maine (Making Sense of Maine), for Newsweek.com, Jessie Ellison questions how voters in that "odd little state at the end of the earth that refuses to conform" voted against gay marriage but for other liberal issues. Her blog-story spawned follow-up commentaries and an endless barrage of comment streams - Including some by yours-truly.

Curmudgeonly armchair readers already know or suspect that I say: "Who cares."

I love this country. It amazes me how much time and effort Americans spend trying to peer into the bedrooms and marriages of the guys down the street. Who cares who the guy down the street marries. That's called gossip and my religious tradition tells me that gossip is a bad BAD thing.

I get to care who I marry; who my children marry; and maybe who my ex marries - if it impacts my children. AND you know what? I'm good with that. Why waste my time with anyone else?

As far as I gather, the liberals got it wrong AND the conservatives got it even more wrong. How about Constitution AND common sense for a change?

By the way... if you want to discuss the economic and social implications of marriage then think about this: A good, strong stable marriage between any two people: Reduces promiscuity; Builds healthy economic growth; Is mentally and emotionally healthy; Is financially efficient; Is good for kids.

As far as I can see... the only folks who get hurt by such a union - again between any two people - is a bunch of myopic, so-last-century guys who think that you are incapable of choosing your own spouse (you should let them choose for you) and the divorce lawyers.

What's the problem?