An addendum to yesterday's piece on same sex marriage: in today's Rutland Herald, they report that Governor Jim Douglas doesn't support it:
"I don't support it. I really believe the civil union law we have now is sufficient," Douglas said during a meeting of the editorial board Tuesday at the Times-Argus office. "I don't see the need to have ... a divisive debate about this topic."
Here's my thought: let's not have a divisive debate. Let's not gay-bait, and let's repudiate anyone who does. Let's not pretend that civil unions are equal to same-sex marriage. Let's not, for example, use same sex marriage as a bogeyman in your fundraising letters.
Let's not be "divisive" about this. Let's just pass it and get it over with. It's easy.
'Cause, really, what's more "divisive" here? Passing the legislation or vetoing it so that we have to have this battle over and over again?