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Gay marriage comments (Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT)
Obama won, yippee, now it will all be better. That’s the second time in a row I’ve used "yippee". In my previous post, I made a glib comment about gay marriage. It’s one thing to think that BHO is the savior of the world, but who would have guessed that Californians would approve a state constitution amendment to define marriage between a man and a woman? Supporters of the amendment claim that voters "care about marriage," but I am of the mind that only a small percentage care either way. Most don’t see how they are affected by gay marriage or the lack thereof. In New York, gay marriage supporters are heartened over election results that will change the majority of the state Senate from Republican to Democrat. I suspect that change was related to the dismal performance of state legislators and spillover from the popular Democratic presidential ticket, more than it was to gay marriage. A side-effect, but I guess they’ll take it.
 
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