Comments on: Pro-Gay CT Gov. Rell: I have decided not to seek reelection http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/11/09/16489 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:27:15 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: John http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/11/09/16489/comment-page-1#comment-53977 John Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:33:40 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=16489#comment-53977 Pender, I'll take a lot more Rell's in the GOP than what we normally see. At least then we'd see some movement on more issues than just SSM. Heck, DPs would be a nice first step that I believe will lead to SSM as it did in Vermont. Pender, I’ll take a lot more Rell’s in the GOP than what we normally see. At least then we’d see some movement on more issues than just SSM. Heck, DPs would be a nice first step that I believe will lead to SSM as it did in Vermont.

]]> By: Thomas http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/11/09/16489/comment-page-1#comment-53972 Thomas Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:14:55 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=16489#comment-53972 Pro-gay? Could the bar be lower? Pro-gay? Could the bar be lower?

]]> By: Pender http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/11/09/16489/comment-page-1#comment-53969 Pender Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:02:21 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=16489#comment-53969 OK, let's not go overboard here; Rell's position has always been against marriage equality, and she maintained that position even as she refused to push for a constitutional amendment to overturn the CT supreme court's decision -- instead, the reason for her refusal was that such an amendment would be too difficult to pass. So she certainly could have been worse, but I wouldn't call her a "shining star of decency" by any means, particularly given how liberal Connecticut is. OK, let’s not go overboard here; Rell’s position has always been against marriage equality, and she maintained that position even as she refused to push for a constitutional amendment to overturn the CT supreme court’s decision — instead, the reason for her refusal was that such an amendment would be too difficult to pass.

So she certainly could have been worse, but I wouldn’t call her a “shining star of decency” by any means, particularly given how liberal Connecticut is.

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