Gay marriage is an issue that most legislators would like to avoid. Last November a number of pundits placed blame for Kerry's loss on the shoulders of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsome. He was accuused of losing the Congress for the Dems..
For a long while, I actually entertained those thoughts myself. "If only those gays hadn't pushed the issue THIS YEAR" etc. Then I remebered this:
Quote: Upon signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Lyndon Johnson is said to have told aide Bill Moyers, "I think we have just delivered the South to the Republican Party for a long time to come."
And so what? People don't do something because it's an opportune time to do so. Because unpopular causes and fighting ingrained prejudices never are opportune. People do things because equality demands it. Whether they're politically safe things to do or otherwise. They may hurt our chances politically but that shouldn't stop people from stepping forward and being heard and DEMANDING their equality.
Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else. --Will Rogers
"I don't think anyone anticipated the breach of the levees." - George W. Bush
I don't think anybody could have predicted that these people would .. try to use an airplane as a missile, a hijacked airplane as a missile. - Condoleeza Rice
Barbara Bush: It's Good Enough for the Poor
To comfort the powerless and make the powerful uncomfortable.
