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Every now and then we do get

Michael Maiello — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 16:12:35 +0000

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Every now and then we do get some real progress. Thank you, Governor Cuomo and state reps. Though I'm sure the almighty will smite Manhattan for this any time now.

Proud to be a New Yorker too.

anna am — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:38:05 +0000

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Proud to be a New Yorker too. Yay!

But also proud of Cuomo, the Republicans (as Trope points out above) who crossed party lines, even Bloomberg, who really did put his substantial resources to work.

Sadly, a big boo for the Catholic bishops of NY though. Yes, to be expected. But one tries to hope that they could at least try to keep their mouths shut sometimes.

In one of the branches of the

Elusive Trope — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:11:36 +0000

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In one of the branches of the overall story that I find interesting was this:

With his position still undeclared, Senator Mark J. Grisanti, a Republican from Buffalo who had sought office promising to oppose same-sex marriage, told his colleagues he had agonized for months before concluding he had been wrong.
“I apologize for those who feel offended,” Mr. Grisanti said, adding, “I cannot deny a person, a human being, a taxpayer, a worker, the people of my district and across this state, the State of New York, and those people who make this the great state that it is the same rights that I have with my wife.”

A Republican flip-flopped (in the right direction, no pun intended) on this issue which he had taken an explicit stand on it during his election. I have always hated the way flip-flopping has become an inherently negative action when associated with politicians. We aren't going to make the progress we need to make unless some politicans start doing some serious flip-flopping on a whole host of issues.

Grisanti has given me today's moment of hope we might actually head down the right path as a nation (again no pun intended).

It's great news. I'm proud

Ramona — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 14:22:45 +0000

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It's great news. I'm proud of New York, too. I watched the blow-by-blow on Maddow last night. It was important enough to actually go over into the MSNBC Friday night umpteenth prison rerun slot!

These vagabond shoes are

Rootman — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 14:15:14 +0000

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These vagabond shoes are longing to stray.

;o)

we are stardust — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 14:08:54 +0000

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;o)