Hate crimes are abysmal.
They are horrible. We should all be against them. When those racists in Texas dragged James Byrd to death behind their pickup truck, the senator wants us to know, he was just as appalled as the next guy. As the focus shifts to the House, Vice President Al Gore says President Clinton may demand that hate crime legislation be included in a big spending package as a condition of signing it. But the bill's opponents need not be so defensive.