Governor Andrew Cuomo is proud of President Barack Obama's voiced support for marriage equality.
Speaking after a press conference Thursday at the , the first-term Democratic governor said he really believed the president's views on the issue changed over time, rather than just finally admitting the truth.
During an interview recorded Wednesday for ABC News, Obama told Robin Roberts that gays and lesbians should have access to the same civil rights as heterosexual couples.
"Many people evolved on this issue," Cuomo said. "If you posed the same question 20 years ago to people in this state—Do you think there should be marriage equality?—my guess is overwhelming the answer would have been no."
For the governor today, "the answer is yes. I've evolved on this issue," he said. "No doubt about it."
In June, New York became the sixth state in the union to allow same-sex marriage when the state Senate passed a bill with bipartisan support. Cuomo was a strong and vocal advocate for the change.
However just because Obama owns it, it does not make him responsible for what had to to be the worse economic hand-over in American history.
Issy i agree
@Moving Soon, It is not that God speaks through WS, he speaks through nature and nature's law (that is from the Declaration of Independence) so try not to have a kinniption fit. It is just a fact that those us who choose partners of the same sex--of which I have many fiends--cannot, by nature, reproduce. Thats all.
Then you came out of the wood work to make a disparaging comment to WS. And, as it turns out, you were in an ed board. Which is great, but you could have mentioned that fact. You are the exact kind of person WS was talking about. Now, this is important, even though WS could be wrong, you could be--and most like are--a very upstanding person, its just that you attacked him and failed to let anyone know he had called your very ilk out in his comment. It was totally relevant to your exchange. And I never said you were hiding anything (Freudian slip on your part?). I just provided the full disclosure you failed to. I am not a person, Bob. I am the sunshine. Look out your window, I'm everywhere!
1. We cut taxes.The CBO,s estimate is it will cost us 4.4 trillion by 2018 if the tax cuts remain in effect 2. We spent $2 trillion on two unwinnable wars. 3. We doubled discretionary spending and Some conservatives originally aimed to starve the beast by cutting taxes in order to force future cuts in spending. But spending grew so out of control in Bush's term that no beast was starved, in fact, the beast was fed. 4. We added entitlement benefits like the Medicare drug benefit. 5.And then we entered the largest economic and financial crisis ever, which caused a huge increase in the deficit all under bush's watch.I would go on but the list is way to long to mention everything.
2. Wars can be won- but only if we have the courage to- we don't so they won't. 3.Bush was a big spender, but nowhere close to Bama-no comparison. 4.Entitlements need to be reformed- Bama has done absoluteley nothing about that at all. 5. Almost 4 years into it and still blaming Bush? Bama owns it now and he's only made it worse. Why the focus on silly social issues? Because he fails completely on the economic ones.
A comment like Mr Smith's is - to the majority of people - nothing more ranting of someone who wants/needs attention or who is poking fun at those who take themselves too seriously. Saluting McCarthy? Please. He destroyed many innocents and served only to make clear to history the problems that demagoguery brings. If you really knew about my service on the Rye Board of Ed, you'd find yet another reason to laugh at the Smith’s post. And my record is public so you've not really looked. Control spending. Back to basics in math, foreign language, etc. Defined desired outcomes and how they will be achieved before spending time or money. Use technology where it provides real benefit as opposed to introducing technology for the toys it brings. So, keep playing along as if you really understand Louis Brandeis’ words “Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.” As long as you hide behind a fake name, your words will always be suspect.
The new theme of the democratic party "forward" is scary. What "forward" over the cliff? That is where we are headed now, just look at the signs.
Meanwhile, 35 Senate and 189 House Democrats voted against it. So while Bush called it bipartisan passage — and he could never have passed it without those few Democrats — the fact is, the vast majority of Democrats were opposed. They said so at the time. And they are saying it again now as cost estimates escalate.
Maybe the Roosevelts but not Cuomo. You have to be kidding. If you believe that he is doing it for his country I need some of what you are taking. Politics is all about money,power,me and history .. me being the politician. The last one I am sure of did it for his country was the first one.