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Conservative journalist Andrew Sullivan emerged from a private chat with Governor William F. Weld a decade ago, certain that the Republican politician was an unqualified believer in the right of gay couples to marry.
So Sullivan was more than a little surprised when he read in The New York Times and New York Post this week that Weld, who may run for governor in the Empire State, said he does not support the legalization of gay marriage beyond the Bay State's borders.
''He's always been consistently in favor of the logic and morality of marriage rights for all couples, so I'm at a loss," Sullivan said in a telephone interview.
Sullivan's reaction was typical yesterday, as those who considered Weld one of the most forceful voices for same-sex marriage in either major political party expressed shock that he was now hedging that support as he looks to woo voters in a state far larger and more politically diverse than Massachusetts.
There are so few decent Republicans that this is quite dissapointing. Say it ain't so Willie. Say it ain't so.
2 Comments:
Most politicians will morph and slither into any position that will promote their own ambitions; and Sullivan is a fool, not only for BEING a conservative, but for trusting any of them!
posted by Anonymous, at
8/20/2005 3:40 PM
Why be surprised? Any politician, republican or democrat will sell his soul to advance his or her political career as well as sell out his constituents. Nothing new there.
Just as the christian right and other fundamentlist groups insist that being gay is incompatible with scripture, I say Andrew Sullivan and all of those self loathing log cabin members are incompatible with being gay. Maybe they should try reparation therapy instead and do us all a favor and get it over with. Their political affiliation with the republican party is tantamount to jews voting for Hitler.
