McCain endorses California anti gay marriage state constitutional ammendment

[grantcart]

McCain seeks to reassure conservatives in Ohio
Participants in the private meeting say he promised to consider an anti-abortion running mate and to talk more openly about his opposition to gay marriage.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/la-na-mccain27-2008jun27,0,2384760.story?track=rss

Many conservatives have been upset that McCain opposed a federal constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, a position he said he took because he believes states should decide the issue. At the meeting, McCain sought to reassure conservatives by emphasizing his work on behalf of an anti-gay-marriage measure in his home state.

He referred to that in his endorsement of the California initiative, lauding efforts to "recognize marriage as a unique institution between a man and a woman, just as we did in my home state of Arizona. I do not believe judges should be making these decisions."

Oh Senator McCain keep your fucking hands off of our constitution
and send us your gays - we will be happy to honor them with the legal wedding they deserve.

We will jam up your courts for decades.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

1. On the day after he "reaches out to gay conservatives"?

What an ASS.

[grantcart]

2. now you see I missed that altogether

what was it a meeting of the three of them?

[SemiCharmedQuark]

5. "I do not believe judges should be making these decisions"

AHHHHHHHHHHH!

*nose starts to bleed*

[phrigndumass]

11. LOL

[krispos42]

3. I hope Bush and McCain both endorse the amendment

I can't think of anything more likely to guarantee it's failure.

[grantcart]

13. I am hoping they have an anti-pride parade

[NewJeffCT]

4. Somebody having a problem rallying the base?

so, McCain needs to support the religious reich on these issues.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

6. Nothing like a good hate rally to bring everybody home.

[NewJeffCT]

8. well

what else have Republicans got besides hate?

[bluestateguy]

7. I guess he's not planning on getting more than 40% of the under 18-30 yr old vote

People under 35 are fed up with this gay-bashing politics and demagoguery. As more older Americans, er, um, leave us, the political tide will slowly, but certainly shift on this issue.

[JI7]

9. it says a lot that he was pressured to do this

it is no longer an effective wedge issue for republicans.

[terrya]

10. Of course, the Log Cabin people will endorse him.

[GihrenZabi]

12. And this is why I'd never vote for him

As much as I dislike single-issue voting, not that I need a single issue not to vote for McCain, this qualifies.

I have somewhat of the same problem with Obama, but he at least wouldn't stand in the way of gay marriage, even if he doesn't approve of it...

[cbc5g]

14. McFlipFlop is back.

[grantcart]

16. except he now needs a bib

[TheWraith]

15. Excellent.

The only thing better would be if Bush endorsed it too.