October 12, 2008
ON THE TRAIL
Advocates for gay and lesbian parents are denouncing Sen.
John McCain, an adoptive father himself, for opposing adoptions by gays, which prompted his presidential campaign to clarify yesterday that he does not seek a federal ban on the practice. Only one state, Florida, outlaws adoptions by gays. The Republican nominee-in-waiting said in Sunday's New York Times: "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." He then remarked that he and his wife, Cindy, were proud to be adoptive parents of a daughter born in Bangladesh, and he encouraged others to adopt. Asked if those adopting should be a "traditional couple," McCain answered, "Yes." The responses were condemned by gay and lesbian groups. "He's completely out of touch," said Kara Suffredini, public policy director for the Family Equality Council. "There's no reason, except for the sake of red meat for his base, to throw up screens in the way of children in foster care getting homes."
Sen. Barack Obama's aides have removed criticism of President George W. Bush's increasing troops to Iraq from the campaign Web site, part of an effort to update the Democrat's written war plan to reflect changing conditions.
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