Florida just spent $40 million to elect a gay Governor what are your thoughts on this?
914530
"Florida" didn't spend the money, the candidate's supporters did.  It doesn't bother me: let the voters choose, and who are we to tell the voters of Florida who they can vote for or not vote for?
911046
I agree. I think it was Conservatives that switched Civil Unions to GAY MARRIAGE to freak out church goers to vote. Someday America will look back and regret their decisions just like they did with slavery, women and civil rights. This is clearly a violation of church and state. But I think that a grandmother and her caretaking granddaughter should be able to enter into a civil union to if they life together to enjoy the same rights. Family is more complicated these days then a man and a woman and the divorce rate will tell you that.\n\nI DON'T WANT GAY MARRIAGE!!!\nYou straight people can have it, sit on it, spin, and repeat three times.\n\nAND the fact the conservatives deny gay people marriage only further helps us to "corrupt your children" into polyamourous life styles, cause gay people are so "much cooler" role models. LIKE SEX IN THE CITY!!! and the whole metrosexual trend amoung straight huys so that they can get more punany and justify being players.\n\nOf course, some gays, but especially lesbians would benefit: Adoption, Inheiritance, Medical Insurance and Patient Rights, etc. So I do want Gay Marriage for them (Just not for me---at least at this point in my life).\n\nBut actually, here is a nifty solution:\nAbolish governement recognized marriages alltogether.\nYou get a CIVIL UNION at the Court House.\nYou get the Sacrement of Marriage at a Church.\n\nThen Priests and Ministers could be more selective and curb the divorce rate...But wait, that is how they make money by leaching off social needs. So why don't they let all those rich, over-embellishing, excessive-spending gay people get married and take their money???\n\nWell I am just as happy to keep my $ and my freedom!
667257
George W. is an idiot!!  He is trying to set the pace for the next election!!  Someday soon the world will realize that Gay people do have rights and are a major part of society.
1030879
i  dont   get  the  whole  thing,  about   giving  gays,  such  a   hard  time  about  getting   married. this   country  has   gone  to   the  dogs. it   has   no   morals,  anything   goes. the  way  i   look  at   it  is,  as   long  as  its   not   hurting  anybody, its   not   going  to   cost   us   anything. whats  wrong  with   it?our  goverment  has   no    problem   with   keeping  up  all  these  illegals  up,  to  me  thats  worst  than,  letting   gays   get   married. but  what  do  i   know,  i  just  work  and  pay   taxes?
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I have to agree that the investment is poor.  As an ex-pat Aussie living in the UK it is clear that the English don't show the same level of government support as we do.  I guess maybe it's because there is only so much money to go around, and the populace insist on maintaining an expensive health service, NHS dentists, and other traditional tax absorbers; and that in light of this someone running for office won't win votes by saying "I'm going to eliminate non-private dentistry and build a National Institute of Sport"
830350
It's bullshxt. I totally agree. Who are straight people to say what gays can and cannot do? Are we not people? This country is TOO fxcked up.
694020
Bush insisted on this bill to protect Eli Lily for one of his best buds Mitch Daniels, who is now the governor of Indiana. Daniels is a sell out. Mitch, decided to save Eli Lily millions by cutting pensions for those who earned those funds fair and square. \nSince taking office in 2004, Daniels passed the Major Moves agenda. He got his buddies in the State House to pass the time change. Now some of us are on Eastern Time, and some of us are on Central Time. Stupid. The whole state ought to be on one or the other not both. Stupid.\nThe Stupidity didn't stop there, no, Mitchie boy, decided he wanted to sell the Toll Road to foriegners. \nBush probably promised that he would help Eli Lily cut their losses, by phasing out their responsibility for their oversight, neglegence. The Bush administration has done the same thing for asbestos claims as well, and hard telling how many others that we haven't heard about. \nThe only reason, and it's totally amoral, is that it's going to cost those companies a lot of money! It all boils down to the cost. \nRepublicans generallu aren't honest at all, let alone enough to admit wrongdoing.\nDitch Mitch!\nDitch Bush and all his cronies!\n\nBTW. What does Homeland Security Act have to do with all these companies being protected from litigation, responsibility anyway?Seems big corporations have more protection, power than the citizens of the United States. This is all sick and twisted.
967412
I don't know how Republicans that are self-described "values voters" can vote for Jim Talent.  Sure, he is against embryonic stem cell research funding, which you folks like, but he is also gay.  How are you going to square those two things?
717046
AFTER ALL OF THE GAY ISSUES THEY PLACED ON THE BALLOT AND IT TURNS OUT THE WHITE HOUSES CLOSETS ARE STILL FULL OF HOMOSEXUALS. I GUESS THATS WHY BUSH GOES TO BED AT 10:00PM CHENEY IS HITTING THAT A$$ HARD ALL DAY SO HES TIRED.
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This is what I find unacceptable. Are there that many sheep in America that this question even needs to be asked? We have Evangelical leaders railing against Gays and then we find he is paying for gay-sex and taking drugs. \n\nAll joking aside, I am sick of all these moralists and 'god-fearing' people who turn out to be bloodthirsty, warmongering, sexual deviants. WAKE UP AMERICA.
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I think it's a great idea.\n\nThe only real problem I have with homosexual marriage is that once you change the definition of marriage the freakshows will start coming out and demanding their right to marry animals and shoes and pieces of land ... how do you make the legislation so that consenting adults can marry but they have to marry other people. You know that as soon as you allow homosexual marriage but say it has to be between two people some guy is gonna sue for his right to marry a hole in a watermelon. The madness will never stop.
751184
As much as I would love to see a gay president, there is no way on earth (or any other planet) that I would EVER vote for that man! And if he did come out, he's got a lot of explaining to do!
455261
This after the $64 MILLION spent by Republicans to investigate a consensual sex act? SHEESH!
56413
Egads! Are you STILL dwelling on this? IT WAS 6 YEARS AGO! Look ahead and quit living in the past.\n\nYeah... Bush "cheated" by finding a way to control every voting machine in the state of Florida! Not just that, but the Republican party had to rig the rest of the states so ONLY Florida would be left to decide the vote, just so his brother could change things if it didn't work out!\n\nOne small, teensy, miniscule little problem... THE PRESIDENCY IS DECIDED ON ELECTORAL VOTES, NOT POPULAR VOTES!!!! Nobody has bothered to come up with the method of cheating THERE.\n\nInstead, the Liberal press and conspiracy theorists seem to enjoy telling everyone how the voting public in Florida was "misled" or (love this one) "disenfranchised"!! HEY, FLORIDA!! Don't you love how the rest of the nation is being told how absolutely STUPID you are; that you don't even know how to vote for a candidate of your choice??\n\nNow, will people give up this crap and focus on REAL life, HERE AND NOW???\n\nRascal77s: I did bare my teeth a little bit, but I didn't really mean to take a bite. Oh, well... blame it on me being an old, cranky conservative. ;-)
856403
I'm not sure if it is gay people that you do not like or democrats???? Gay people are just people like you or me. Democrats currently have some pretty good ideas. I voted for quite a few this election. Not because of their party affiliation but based on each individuals agenda. Conservatives are generally against gay marriage, rights etc. That does not always mean that they are republicans. Peace.
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I'm all for Arnie - I think he has done a good job getting the spending under better control.  He has also been brave in taking on the state employees that in many cases (such as the prison guards) are way over paid and have rediculous benefits such as massive amounts of paid vacations and huge retirement packages.  I hope he gets re-elected!
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In my state, the big business pretty boy incumbent governor won with only 40% of the vote. So it is obvious most of the people don't think much of him. The other 60% was spread amongst the Democrat candidate, and the three Independents. The representatives to the House and Senate who won- the former I voted for as the lesser of two evils, and the latter I purposely voted against the incumbent, who will die in her seat because my state does not accept change. I am not sure myself if her opponent was a worthy opponent- not for her, but worthy for the seat. I vote though I know in this state it will get lost in the sea of red. I am just happy that the rest of the nation is speaking out, and it is making a difference. \n\nWe will see what happens in the next 2 years. With the checks and balances back in place, Bush and his bunch will have a much harder time affecting their arrogant dictator attitude. We have forced them to listen to the voice of the people. The outcome of the 2008 presidential election will depend on who we have to choose from, and the conduct of both parties in the next 2 years. The Democrats have a great chance but must prove what they can do in these 2 years.