Comments on: U.S. senators from Maine neutral on marriage ballot initiative

By: Peter Rosenstein

Peter Rosenstein — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:03:06 +0000

This is a prime example of why we need to elect Democrats to the House and Senate and make sure that at least the leadership in the Congress is willing to stand up and be counted for LGBT rights. Both these Senators have occassionally supported LGBT rights and Susan Collins was a prime mover in getting DADT repealed. But here she is vacillating on whether to support human and civil rights for LGBT Americans in her home state. Snowe recently married in Maine and now she questions or won’t support members of the LGBT community in her state having the same right. What is it with these people? What is so hard for them to understand that civil law should apply equally to all people.

By: Stephen Gorman

Stephen Gorman — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:34:45 +0000

She has to say “its up to the people of Maine” because that was her husband Jock Mckernan’s line when as Governor, he vetoed the gay rights bill during early 90s. To say otherwise means he was wrong and they would have to apologize which is something they are completely unprepared to do. Even the marriage of their buddy Steve Gunderson, president of the for profit College and University association, isn’t enough to get them to make a public statement. Never forget that McKernan created the template of using the LGBT community as a wedge issue that kept the GOP leadership re-elected. Karl Rove took it and perfected it.

By: Stephen Gorman

Stephen Gorman — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:27:32 +0000

No. Not hypocrisy. Pure lack of leadership and small vision. She’s all about maintaining her unbroken record of not missing a vote especially such important ones like naming a post office. Meanwhile the people of Maine get poorer as its economy continues to decline.

By: RCS

RCS — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 22:51:27 +0000

What a shame that Olympia Snowe did not endorse this referendum and go out on a moral high note.

Anyone who wants to help pass marriage equality in Maine can go to the website of the group fighting for it and lend it support. You can find it using Google

Mainers United For Marriage

By: LOIS

LOIS — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 20:39:05 +0000

She’s delighted with her new marriage, but still ‘considering’ whether the GLBT in her own state should have equal marriage? Does this smack of hypocrisy??