Gay leadership was actually cool to the idea of seeking same-sex marriage rights initially. Individual gay couples made the push in a few court cases, and when they started winning, everyone gradually came on board. I think history clearly shows it was the right thing to do and that most Americans are fair-minded about it when they get used to the idea. The reason it's so vital is that most of the discriminatory laws use our inability to marry as rationale. Remove that, and the argument for legal discrimination crumbles.
Politicians are much less stringent in their personal lives than in their political personas. After all Dick Cheney, not exactly a screaming liberal, made a fairly open statement about gay marriage. His daughter, the nice one, is a dyke. Studies show that support for gay and gay marriage increase dramatically when the respondent knows a gay person. Those of you who pooh, pooh the need to come out to your family, friends and co-workers should keep this in mind. As more and more people come out, they change the opinions of their friends and family on gay rights. I have always thought that the gay "leadership" made a strategic political blunder in demanding gay marriage. Marriage is a word, it is the rights I want not the blessing of somebody else's god.
I always find it interesting how time will heal and cloud our judgement of people. Let's not forget Iran-Contra or some of the things the CIA used to do back then when he was in charge of the organization. Do I think it is a good thing that he attended a gay wedding sure but I don't think it is worth ignoring his history.
Was kinda surprised when I saw this on fb last night... Kinda agree with Jacker... Not that surprised that it's Bush Sr... I liked him more anyway... What do I know tho? I was Pentecostal then... Didn't click the link but loving the trademark non-matching socks he sports (saw the pic on my fb feed)...
It'd be a cold day in hell if Junior were the one showing up for that... IMO...
Doesn't surprise me. The old man Bush was much more of a centrist than right winger W. On a the PBS news hour, several month ago,a columnist pointed out that he was the popular and well liked living president among staff and secret service. Lots of times there is a big disconnect between public and private. And some stances are purely political.
It'd be a cold day in hell if Junior were the one showing up for that... IMO...