It appears Ted Kennedy and his cronies weren't able to get their hate crimes legislation passed in the more generally accepted fashion <a regular vote>, so now they've attached it as an amendment to the Defense Reauthorization bill. What do the two have in common? Well, one is legislation aimed at silencing pastors who might feel called to read what Romans has to say about homosexuality in a sermon. The other has to do with defense spending. Let's see...nope, can't really see a connection. (Hat tip: Stacy)