It's all out war on Fords in gay-land

This time it's Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. (D-TN):

Rep. Harold Ford Jr. on his way to San Francisco's political ATM machine -- he got mugged.

Ford, who is running for the hotly contested U.S. Senate seat expected to be vacated next year by Republican leader Bill Frist, was the latest in a parade of Democrats from around the country looking to mine donor-rich San Francisco for contributions.

But when word got out that Ford was among a minority of House Democrats who voted last year for a proposed constitutional amendment that would have prohibited same-sex marriages, local gay activists saw a chance to make hay....

Read the rest, it'll make you proud. I don't think, however, that the House voted on the amendment. Though they did vote on other anti-gay legislation concerning marriage. I suspect Ford voted the wrong way and that's why they got him. Good.

UPDATE from Joe: The House did vote on Marilyn Musgrave's anti-gay marriage amendment on September 30, 2004 -- just in time for the elections. Harold Ford voted with Musgrave.