Bush gave Christmas present to lesbians and gays?

I noticed a Minnesota Independent post yesterday afternoon which said that on December 23 President Bush had signed legislation which makes it mandatory for businesses to roll over retirement benefits to a same-sex partner in the event of the employee’s death.

 

It seemed so basically fair, but also out of character for the 43^rd president, so aberrant that I looked for articles elsewhere to verify it.

 

A further search this morning revealed two more articles saying the same thing, but they [Colorado Independent and New Mexico Independent] are part of the same company.  I have not yet found anything from other sources to verify this story, but if it is true we can wonder about a few things.

 

Does W actually read what he signs?

Does he actually want to change his legacy as he vanishes from office.

Was it [to him] just such a small enough piece of the Worker, Retiree and Employer Recovery Act of 2008 that he didn’t think it important enough to get excited about?

If this language was in the bill, who got it in?  and was it snuck in or done up front?  And how many traditional gay bashers knew it was there when they voted for it?

Also

http://newmexicoindependent.com/13571/george-w-bush-gay-rights-champion

http://coloradoindependent.com/18531/bush-signs-law-requiring-same-sex-couples-to-enjoy-retirement-tax-break