Monday, July 23, 2007

Edwards and the Gays

I was at rehearsal tonight so did not see the Dem YouTube debate, tough I gather from Michael at Gay Orbit I did not miss much. I did watch the clip (via Pam) of John "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" Edwards answering Rev. Longcrier's question about whether personal religious belief should be used to deny gays the right to marry. After dodging the question, he said, basically, he's personally against gay marriage, because of his faith, but doesn't think a president's personal faith should be used to deny people's civil rights.

Soooooo, that means as president, if presented a bill legalizing civil marriage for gays you'd be for it?

Artful dodging, this one. He points out wife Elizabeth is all for letting the gays marry. Could it be he's maintaining opposition, talking about that bridge he won't cross, while he lets his wife send a subliminal message to the gays that he's more with us than he can politically let on right now?

Or is that just the cynicism talking?

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