Some days I really wish Lincoln had just let the South leave

I saw this article about ten minutes ago. I would have started writing about it right away, but it took some time to get over the sadness I was feeling for America. Quick summary: a justice of the peace in Louisiana refused to grant a marriage license to an interracial couple. Yeah, the guy is almost certainly a racist douchebag. But he doesn't think so. Here's what the guy, Keith Bardwell, had to say about his decision:

"I'm not a racist. I just don't believe in mixing the races that way."

"I have piles and piles of black friends."

Bardwell said he asks everyone who calls about marriage if they are a mixed race couple. If they are, he does not marry them

And finally, my favorite:

"I try to treat everyone equally"

Fuck this guy.