McCain Doesn't Believe Gays Can Be Parents

John McCain has a lot of nerve to espouse his extremist opinions on gays and their ability to be parents. Despite leaving his wife and three children to be with another woman (seeing her for nearly a year before getting divorced) he thinks he can claim the moral high ground because two people want to love each other that just so happen to be of the same sex. This bond, the creation of a loving home is what is essential to raise a child, not the sex of the parent. John McCain, in the most blunt of terms, disagrees and wants to deny this right to the GLBT community.

From ThinkProgress:

In a revealing interview with the New York Times, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) — an adoptive parent himself — declared that he opposed the right of gay couples to adopt children, even if it meant leaving children in orphanages:

Q: President Bush believes that gay couples should not be permitted to adopt children. Do you agree with that?

Mr. McCain: I think that we’ve proven that both parents are important in the success of a family so, no I don’t believe in gay adoption.

Q: Even if the alternative is the kid staying in an orphanage, or not having parents.

Mr. McCain: I encourage adoption and I encourage the opportunities for people to adopt children I encourage the process being less complicated so they can adopt as quickly as possible. And Cindy and I are proud of being adoptive parents.

Q: But your concern would be that the couple should a traditional couple —

Mr. McCain: Yes.

As ThinkProgress also notes, the ban would take 65,000 children out of their adopted homes and cost the government $87 to $130 million in order to take care of those kids. Not only is McCain's view heartless (and shameful considering he's an adoptive father), it makes bad economic sense as well. Jeez, I guess this would be compassionate conservatism at it's best...er, worst.