NY Gov. Paterson will not re-introduce gay marriage bill to State Senate

[SuperTrouper]

unless he is assured that it will pass.

Excerpts:
Gov. Paterson Thursday morning said he has no plans to re-introduce a gay marriage bill next year unless its passage is assured.

Paterson called for an up or down vote on gay marriage in the state Senate this year, only to see the measure rejected overwhelmingly 38-24 on Wednesday.

"I won't reintroduce the issue unless I see substantial change in the position of the legislators," Paterson said Thursday morning on WHAM-AM in Rochester.

"The vote was 38-24, that's pretty substantial."

"People don't want to go down on a losing ship and unless they're sure the votes are there, they're not going to vote that way," he said. "If I saw some change next year, I would introduce it," Paterson added.

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/12/03/2009-12-03_gov_paterson_.html

[Pab Sungenis]

1. He's going to be irrelevant this time next year, anyhow

if he isn't now. He's not going to be Governor of New York in 2011, whether he loses to Cuomo in the primary or the Republican in November, he's not going to win election in his own right.

And good riddance.

[sakabatou]

2. I tend to think it'll be a while before they change their minds

[Hawkeye-X]

3. I predict a quick primary with Cuomo as a winner

and the gay marriage reintroduced and passed after the Dems whips their own 8 wayward assholes back into their caucus.

[SuperTrouper]

4. I agree. With Cuomo as Governor, he will push the Democrats to vote for

gay marriage. Andrew Cuomo is a tough guy; unfortunately, David Paterson is not...

[mitchtv]

5. If he's being sponsored by the Emmanuel white House

I'll believe it when I see it.