Newsflash: Civil Unions come to New Hampshire. The Don in full support

[Don Corleone]

Finally, a chance to prove that I'm not a hypocrite. And in a way that makes sense. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,267040,00.html

I've been saying all along that I oppose gay marriage but support civil unions, unless they're forced on a state by the judiciary. Here in New Hampshire, I am proud to announce reason has found a home and we have struck the perfect compromise. We will be the 4th state in the Union to offer Civil Unions, and the 2nd to do so without being ordered to by the court.

In a sign of how reasonable this decision must be, both of the more strident camps are furious. Gay rights activists call it a sell-out, saying the Democrats tossed their dream of gay marriage under the bus. And you can only imagine what social conservatives have to say.

Well, now, without a state supreme court dictating to me what my opinion is, I can express it freely, and I say Bravo. No chance of ordering churches to perform gay weddings, but at the same time, all of the benefits and responsibilities conferred upon heterosexual couples will be conveyed (medical decisions, joint mortgages, etcetera). I don't know if Goofy is going to be more shocked that I found this story, or that I'm 100% behind it, but I haven't been talking out the side of my mouth for the past few years. This is how it should happen, IMHO.

*Note* The turtle smiley at the top has absolutely nothing to do with the topic of this thread. I just went looking for a smiley, couldn't find one, and really liked it, so voila.