Grab a glass of what you're drinking and raise 'em. A toast. To the great state of Iowa!!!

[Condem]

I'm so proud of what those justices did today. I had tears in my eyes when I heard the news. I'm not G, L, B or T but I am a fucking human being. Now then. I've been saying all along that this state is the best kept secret in the country. You put us in charge of the important decisions and believe me we can shoulder them. We may have to start charging, though. In all seriousness. Congratulations! If you're looking for a great place, think about Iowa. The weather sucks at times but our values easily outweigh that small factor. I live in Iowa City (fifteen years now) and I will die here. Never have have I been so proud of a place that I call home than today. Cheers!

[ruggerson]

1. The best thing is that it would take many years to try

and overturn it by changing the constitution.

It's here to stay.

[Condem]

5. I don't think the legislation will even try, ruggerson.

Our shit is together out here. Western Iowa doesn't have the votes to overturn anything.

[Peacetrain]

28. Western Iowa isn't completely clueless.. just 51%

:)

[Condem]

30. Hello. Peace!

What a day. To say the least. Damn proud, I say. Damn proud.

[lostnotforgotten]

2. Congrats!

eom

[Texasgal]

3. Agreed!

Now all states need to follow suit!

CHEERS!

[Bluebear]

4. Cheers!

[DevonRex]

6. Cheers! And it will mean so much more coming from Iowa. We all

know that RW wackos would just ignore it from a state they perceive as being liberal. Maybe, just maybe, there will be 1 or 2 people in the US who will stop and rethink their position now.

[SeeHopeWin]

7. AMEN!!! and....

Praise the good Lord!

[flvegan]

8. Salut!

Hells yes!

[DangerousRhythm]

9. I've been through Iowa on an Amtrak train a few times...

never stopped there for any good amount of time, though it looked nice. Anyway, I'm proud for everyone in Iowa who can now be married and of those who voted for it to happen! :toast:

[Hepburn]

10. Amen and 5th rec!

:beer:

[TooRaLoo]

11. SaaaaaLUT!

:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:

[patrice]

12. YYYYYyyyeeee eeeeeee...HHhhhhaaaaa aaaaa hhhhhhh I - O - W - Aaaaa!!!!!!!!!

:toast:

(I hope you'll pardon my "rebel yell", I don't get to use it often and I'm waaaay better at it than the good Doctor Dean is!)

[happyiowan]

13. Come on in...

the water is fine. Though a native southerner, I've never seen such genuine hospitality as here in the heartland. Anyone wondering about why in the world anyone would live in state most forget even exists, well, this is why. Acceptance and community. Welcome to Iowa, my adopted homestate. Check your bigotry at the border.

[Inspired]

14. I'm so proud to be an Iowan!!!

What a wonderful day!

[cascadiance]

54. Time to wear my U of Iowa shirt again! Proud to be a grad from there!

Seems like a good opportunity for Iowa City to be a good center for having these marriages, and perhaps in the course of doing so, help them rebuild more from the horrendous floods they had a year ago.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

15. You should be proud,

for a lot of reasons. I like what happened with Obama in Iowa during primary season.



I don't live there, but I feel the same way as you do. What a wonderful - and correct - decision! And it was UNANIMOUS!

Let's hear it for Middle America, who really showed the rest of the country today.

Viva Iowa!!!!!

[Rockholm]

16. Congratulations, Iowa....and Congratulations, America.

Massachusetts
Connecticut
California (well, it could be legal, again)
Iowa

Next?????

Vermont
New Hampshire
New York

[annabanana]

17. Cheers for the Hawkeye State!. . good job folks!. . . . .n/t

[PA Democrat]

18. Cheers!

Here comes the sun!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVyt7Wd9Bp4

[Sebastian Doyle]

19. Still pissed about how they fucked up the 2004 caucus

But this goes a long way to redeem them.

Guinness all around...... :beer:

[happyiowan]

20. You cannot be serious, Sebastian.

We warned the country of what a train wreck Howard Dean was. Yeah, Kerry sucked but Dean would have been worse, thank you very little!

[Inspired]

24. Sorry...I think Sebastian is right.

[Sebastian Doyle]

58. Train wreck?

Yeah, that "train wreck" saved the Democratic party and made an Obama presidency possible. Which is great, but I still would have rather had him as President in January 2005. Ended the clusterfuck in Iraq, fixed the economy before it got anywhere near as bad as it was, and probably would have ended up with Obama in 2012 after an 8 year Dean presidency anyway.

Dean would have crucified the Chimp. You guys really messed up on that one. (Especially the idiot who set up the PA system that night - but we won't even go there!)

[IowaGuy]

60. Sebastian...take a minute and look at what you're sayin.....

your blaming the failure of the Dean campaign on a PA system?

BTW...the scream happened after he posted a distant 3rd here. Even a 3rd place finish or worst doesn't keep you from going on if you got your shit together (ask Bill C)....his campaign didn't, though... and that can't be blamed on Iowa...it's his and Trippi's fault...

Deans campaign never was anything more than a few college kids running around in orange hats here...they put on a show for the media, but they didn't have their act together in getting boots on the ground.

[happyiowan]

67. I'll be you're huckleberry, Sebastian

That's inane. I thought you were better than that. Howard Dean beat George Bush. I going to PM you. Because, whatever drug you're taking. I want it.

[Voice for Peace]

21. cheers! a great step forward for humankind

:toast:

[Bosso 63]

22. Today I'm proud to say that I was born in Iowa City!

[rurallib]

26. I am also a proud native of Iowa City

where about 300 PROUD Iowans gathered tonite on the Pentacrest to celebrate.
WOOOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!

[Condem]

33. rural

We shall meet someday. My wife(happy iowan)look forward to it. Like to here more about the Pentacrest.

[rurallib]

37. It was pretty peaceful. We got there @ 5:15 for the 5:30 rally

There was a small podium on the sidewalk in front of Old Cap. Rainbow flags, signs, whistles and noise makers were handed out.
I feared that there might be a disturbance, but nothing but very happy people. Lots of dogs. Lots of hugging. Pictures being taken at an arch. One couple wore bridal veils for a pic.
Seems like everybody had a camera. I mean this is a truly historic day in Iowa.
Speech by one of the attorneys for the plaintiffs. We left after that. It was cold and Mrs. Lib has trouble standing.
What a bunch of happy people.
Bet the bars are REALLY busy tonite.

[Condem]

38. Went to Shakespeares on the East side.

Great steak special. Great crowd & very festive. Had a hard time getting a seat. Just a happy time, rural. You could see the proud faces. What a day! Tomorrow night, it's back to the Sports Column for the Final Four. Feel free to join us!

[rurallib]

56. Well i went to the legislative forum in Muscatine this morning

the 3 repug legislators and Mr. Dave Stanley(head of I T R) were exceptionally hateful. What a reality check. I had a rather ugly confrontation with one (Tom Sands) as he left.
:puke: :puke: :puke:
What kind of steak specials has Shakespeare's got. I have not had a steak in years.

[Condem]

62. Just a little Flat Iron steak, rural.

Great atmosphere. Very festive last night. Join us. 7:00 PM every Friday night.

[Condem]

27. Well, Bosso

Being I'm here, you better elaborate.

[Bosso 63]

50. My parents were students at the University of Iowa ,but we moved

when I was very little.

[Mari333]

23. corn likker toast!

[proud patriot]

25. Cheers!

:toast:

[aquart]

29. Congratulations, Iowa. You have reason to be proud.

[yowzayowzayowza]

31. Indeed!!! Indulgences all 'round.

:smoke:

[csziggy]

32. ..

[rosesaylavee]

34. Huzzah!

Here's to Iowa!

And the weather sucks a lot as we get it after you here in Illinois!

[KamaAina]

35. Any decent microbrews out there?

Hell, at this point I'd settle for a Bud Light! :beer:

[Condem]

36. Yes, Kama. Plenty

One in Amana that get's a lot of attention. I drink Old Style so I don't know a whole bunch about it. Tons of fine wineries, too. A fabulous place, our Ioway!

[Booster]

39. I'm damn proud of Iowa; just wish Caifornia would get it's

act together too. This one's for Iowa.:toast:

[petersjo02]

40. We live about 6 miles north of West Brach, both worked in IC.

Grew up in Humboldt/Dakota City. Been in the IC area almost 18 years, first North Liberty, now on an acreage near WB. One of us worked at Mercy IC, the other at ACT. So proud of our state supreme court. Partisan politics is not an issue with our judges. And so proud of our whole state (except for Steve King). Iowa does have a lot to offer, especially great public schools, great parochial schools, if young families are considering a move. Can't beat the health care, and there are good jobs to be had. Grandkids graduated from ISU last spring, and both found great jobs in Des Moines within weeks. Nephew graduated ISU in '05, had a job with Ames engineering firm waiting for him. Hooray for our side!

[Condem]

41. Nice to meet you ,petersjo.

My wife works for the U and I work for a car dealership in CR. I'm from PA via Michigan and she's from rural Georgia. I love this place. From the minute we got here.

[petersjo02]

45. Us, too.

Even as a kid, I wanted to live in IC. It looked to me, even back then, like an open and welcoming community, as well as a place with lots of educated people, a good share of them liberals. (I came out of the womb liberal.):7 And welcome to Iowa to both of you!

[Condem]

46. Thank you, kindly, petersjo

We both consider us Iowans, now. Actually. Iowa Citians.

[cliffordu]

42. Here Here!!!! K&R

:toast:

[Lisa0825]

43. Salud!!! nt

:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:

[applegrove]

44. Good News Indeed!

[happyiowan]

47. I have to K&R this, again

My name says it all!!!

[customerserviceguy]

48. What's notable

is that this decision was not a 5-4 (or otherwise one-vote) majority, it was a unanimous ruling. Clearly, that is a first in this mighty struggle for freedom and equality.

Still, the only three states that allow equal marriage have done so only by operation of the supreme courts of those states; we still need to see one state affirmatively vote for equality in their legislature, and be signed by the governor (or a governor's veto overturned by a legislature) before we can say definitively that the tide is turning on this issue.

[progressoid]

49. Two glasses of cheap wine with dinner tonight instead of one.

(I'm still on a budget :) )

[EFerrari]

51. Salud!

[SeattleGirl]

52. Hear hear!!!

[Blue Gardener]

53. I love Iowa

Born and raised here with no desire to live anywhere else.

[AnnieBW]

55. Thank you Iowa!

I saw a rainbow in the sky as I was leaving work yesterday, and knew it was because of the Iowa vote!

[cali]

57. I"m proud of the 3 justices, and equally proud of the well over 100

Vermont legislators that stood up for marriage equality this week, without a court order.

[IowaGuy]

59. we Iowans tend to be understated

and a rather introspective quiet lot...but damn!!! we've been on a roll for awhile here...it feels good and I don't mind sayin' so.
To the commenter that talked about us F'n up the caucuses in '04.....nothin' stopped other states from havin' their say, if they wanted to in 04...this election season proves it can be done and run out to the end if people want it, where were you in 04?....and BTW...it was largely former Kerry troops manning the barricades for Obama, I know cuz I worked both campaigns...

Don't mean to be combative, but blaming Iowa because we sent somebody out of here in 04 that eventually got more Dem votes than any other candidate in history, taking on a wartime President seems a little whiny. The odds always were against us. It's rare that Americans change horses in midstream during a war. And who knows, if the truth ever comes out about what happened in Ohio, we may yet be vindicated.

But the people here didn't quit and start pointing fingers at the rest of the country for not doing there part in overturning the Bushies...we just got back to work organizing and eventually got the course of the country changed. Instead of chuckin' rocks at us, look at us for who we are and what we've done.

[Patsy Stone]

61. Hear! Hear!

:toast:

[saltpoint]

63. If the joint has folks like you and yours and your kitty-cats, Condem,

it has just got to be f'in excellent.

Carry on, brother. :toast:

[Condem]

64. salt

I'm about to sit down and watch my HS buddy coach Villanova in the Final Four. But seeing you on here deserves a retort. How are you, friend. We've got a blizzard on the way, tomorrow. Incredible! Today was 60 degrees. Oh well. So proud of my state, salt. Exclamation point, yesterday. With authority! The best place in the world. Hope you are well.

[saltpoint]

65. Good luck to your team, dammit, and enjoy the game.

Try not to think of the snow outside.

You folks are doin' it right.

[Condem]

68. Doesn't look good at the half, salt.

That's ok. I'm damn proud of him making it this far. I'm just proud this weekend!!!

[Vidar]

66. Bravo Iowa!

[happyiowan]

69. Kick this.

One last time