On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:32:32 -0800, jps wrote:

On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:11:49 -0500, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote:

On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:32:35 -0500, "WildBill" wrote:


"jps" wrote in message
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It's doubtful that just a year ago, either of these states would have
voted to uphold gay rights laws. Looks like one of the Republican's
pet issues may be off the table as America makes a steady move towards
sanity.

Rush has already mentioned bestiality this week (in reference to the
REPUBLICAN candidate in upstate NY) so I expect that'll be the
Republican's next major hot button issue.

Conservatives and their issues were trounced in my state.

Gay marriage was just outlawed in Maine, jackass.

He's a double jackass. Washington approved "domestic partnerships"
not "gay marriage".

Approve or reject a bill that expands “the rights, responsibilities,
and obligations accorded state-registered same-sex and senior domestic
partners to be equivalent to those of married spouses, except that a
domestic partnership is not a marriage.”

And just barely at that - 51% Yes, 49% No.

He needs to take a remedial course in reading comprehension.

All the same rights as marriage. It simply isn't called marriage.

It's what they should have done in Maine. Then all the dense
Christians wouldn't have been motivated to "protect marriage."

It's the rights and responsibilities that matter, except if you're a
Republican lawmaker.

Jackass? Yup, your wife is certainly married to one.

BTW, the "conservative" funded tax cap and spending measure up for a
vote was given the thumbs down by not only the more progressive parts
of the state but the rest of the state joined in...

From the Seattle Times:

Initiative 1033 would have limited revenue increases for state, city
and county governments to the rate of inflation and population growth.
Additional money collected above the limit would have been used to
reduce property taxes.

The state projected the measure would have diverted more than $8
billion from state, city and county general funds into property-tax
relief from 2011 to 2015.

Gov. Chris Gregoire said "voters understood that this misguided
proposal would have precluded our ability to recover from these
extraordinarily difficult economic circumstances... "

Matt Barreto, a University of Washington political-science professor,
said it was clear from the early returns the measure was toast.
"Everyone knew it was going to lose in King. But the Eastern
Washington counties really sealed its fate," Barreto said.


As the economy recovers and job data begins to reverse, teabaggers
will be looking for a new hobby.