After his keynote speech last night at
a Human Rights Campaign gala fundraising event in Philadelphia,
we can put to bed the lie that Bob Casey Jr. isn't good for gay rights:
State Treasurer Bob Casey, Sen. Rick Santorum's leading Democratic challenger, told a Philadelphia audience at an event sponsored by a gay rights organization that if elected he would fight discrimination "wherever I find it."
Casey, who supports laws banning discrimination based on sexual orientation, said he provides a contrast to Santorum, the No. 3 Senate Republican, who has frequently earned the ire of gay rights groups for his opposition to gay marriage.
"I think it's time we had a senator who wasn't pushing a narrow, intolerant ideology that says 'I'm right, you're wrong... and you don't know better,'" Casey said.
The more you read, the more it's clear that Bob Casey Jr. would be an improvement over PA's current Senate representation:
Casey, who has been leading Santorum by double-digits in recent polls, described Santorum as President Bush's "No. 1 ally and No. 1 cheerleader" and accused him of practicing politics that "divide and conquer." He said he would practice "more tolerance and less discrimination." . . .
Casey also opposes gay marriage but favors allowing same-sex couples to join in civil unions that could provide many of the same benefits as marriage. He also favors allowing non-married couples to receive benefits such as power of attorney and health benefits.
"The values I live by call on me to fight discrimination wherever I find it," Casey said.
Those candidates who premise their four-figure opposition on there being "no difference" between Casey and Santorum on the values we hold dear . . . well, you didn't see
them post this article . . .