New York lawmakers have rejected a bill to legalize gay marriage this afternoon.
The Democrat controlled Senate decision Wednesday comes after months of delays and arm twisting of lawmakers sympathetic to the bill. It follows a referendum in Maine earlier this month that struck down a gay marriage law before it took effect.
Advocates say they aren’t surprised by the decision. Most, including Gov. David Paterson, say they at least wanted a floor debate and vote.
Something doesn’t smell right. You would think that the White House would want to cooperate with the investigation of the “party crashers”. Well, think again.
The White House says its social secretary will not testify at a congressional hearing into the security lapse that mistakenly allowed a couple into last week’s state dinner.
Press secretary Robert Gibbs said Wednesday that Desiree Rogers will not testify before the House Homeland Security Committee. The panel has scheduled a hearing Thursday and Rogers had been invited to testify. Gibbs cited the separation of powers and a history of White House staff not testifying before Congress.
Liberal host Chris Mathews referred to West Point, home of our brave future officers, as “enemy camp”. I guess Mathews would believe that anyone who volunteers to defend the Constitution and fight for freedom and democracy would be the enemy.
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