Breaking: NY Gov David Paterson to seek bill legalizing gay marriage!

[usregimechange]

3:35pm central on CNN

[ericgtr]

1. Now Rush is really going to be mad

First they are going to tax his precious 40 kajillionmajillion dollar salary and now they are going to let the gays marry eachother? The humanity!

[Perky]

2. This is pandering by someone who is deep political trouble,

I have no problem with him introducing the legislation, just think this is appeal to gays and lefties grom someone who is going to have primary competition from Cuomo and maybe Spitzer. I am also very unseure he has the polical capital to get this through both house, particualrly the State Senate

[usregimechange]

3. What is the composition of the state senate?

[PM7nj]

4. 32-30

Dems only have a 2 seat majority. In the Assembly it's 107-41.

[Perky]

5. Lots of Catholic liberals in both parties.

it is not a natural GOP-DEM split,

[FudaFuda]

6. That's great. Now how about weed? nt

[Aloha Spirit]

7. Could you interpret this for me a little? What should we take away about your feelings on this story

I'm totally confused.

[FudaFuda]

9. What story? What feelings?

It'd be great to see gay marriage legal in NY and everywhere else.

I also want marijuana legalized. Let's see Paterson and some other democratic governors grow some courage and get that ball rolling too. Until the states push the will of the people on the federal govt., things will never change.

And I want some m'fing change.

[Aloha Spirit]

12. Ah okay,

you're gettin impatient with the pace of progress.
I can respect that.
Legalizing gay marriage continues to be an immense struggle, and that first comment seems to diminish what a difference a successful gay marriage bill in NY would make in people's lives.
It sounds kinda like, "whatever, let's focus on pot", but now I see you really just meant that you're frustrated with the pace of progress.

thanks

[FudaFuda]

8. sorry- replied to wrong spot

[Fleshdancer]

10. Great news!

Does it have a good chance of passing?

[ShadowLiberal]

13. From what I've read the state senate is the real problem

Apparently they tried this in the last legislature, it took two months to get it through one house, then the state senate never acted on it. Apparently from what I read in an article today a majority of the people in the state senate oppose gay marriage, hence the reason it's going to be a problem getting it through there. I'm not sure what the exact numbers on those for it and against it are though. I did read that a pro gay marriage group was going to work hard on getting support from both democrats and republicans in the state senate to get it passed.

[Danger Mouse]

11. This would seriously help Paterson's re-election chances...

among dems.

[DevonRex]

14. Rec #3. Wonderful news!!!