Janet Napolitano, the Governor of Arizona, is frequently mentioned as VP material but folks who do so should be aware that, like another Arizonan, her national reputation is a little different from her reputation at home.
Here in Arizona, she is considered a "centrist" which means she's quite a bit to the right of what's popular with the national base. She reinforced that image with some comments she made today regarding the odious ban on gay marriage proposal that will once again be a proposition on our ballot.
Yes, after having defeated one such measure in 2006 - the first state to do so for such a proposition - we're faced with fighting it all over again this year. Plus we'll have the disadvantage of competing with our neighbor to the west for funds to fight it.
Last time, the proposition was put on the ballot via the signature gathering method but this time, the Rethug dominated legislature, used procedural tricks to approve it for the ballot in the last minutes of the legislative session.
Well today, while reiterating her opposition to gay marriage she also said she opposed the proposition since there was already a law in effect banning gay marriage. Well, fine, we're used to this mealy-mouth blather from our Dem politicians in reddish states. But then she continued:
It's been referred to the ballot. Voters of Arizona will have a chance to decide this, and that's fair, too.
Janet, I'm sorry, but I frankly don't think it's "fair" to amend the Arizona constitution to enshrine the second class status of a minority via a simple vote by the majority - especially after it's already failed once. This is a homophobe's talking point, not that of a decent Dem. You could have easily omitted this gratuitous swipe at Arizona's GLBT community and their progressive supporters. But no, you had to encourage the haters that what they're proposing is "fair." Gee, thanks. Maybe you and McSame - who starred in an antigay ad last time around - can team up for another ad this time touting the "fairness" of it all. Sheesh, it's frustrating to be a gay Democrat.