| Uh oh, Jeff on marriage again. Didn't we just talk about this yesterday?
Well, sorry gang - I've gotten impatient. And, with good reason. I've been waiting a long time for New Jersey to find the right time to pass marriage equality. And, being a team player, I've been very very patient.
After all, we couldn't do it in 2004 after McGreevey resigned, because he was a Gay American, and it was too awkward.
And, we couldn't do it in 2005 when Corzine was running, because we had to hold the office.
Obviously, we couldn't do it in 2006 because of all those competitive Congressional races.
Then, we couldn't do it in 2007 because we had to protect our democratic majority in the legislature so we could pass things like Marriage Equality!
We remember clearly that we couldn't do it in 2008 because we wouldn't want to nationalize a New Jersey issue and hurt Obama.
And, finally, we had to wait for lame duck in 2009 because we didn't want to (ahem) distract from Corzine's race against Christie.
If there's one sure thing in politics, it's that there's always a reason not to do the right thing. We've heard them all, and keep hearing them and hearing them and hearing them.
So, we've been patient for long enough. Now, it's time for action. After all, what's the point in having power if you won't exercise it for fear of losing power? If you don't use it, you don't have it. And, we only have it for two more months. |
