New York Republicans are responsible for passing gay marriage. The party will pay a grave price.
No they won't.
The NY GOP bowed, finally, to the will of their constituents -- such as it is.
It's not correct to say that most New Yorkers support gay marriage in regards to the principle of the thing. Oh to be sure, maybe about half of us do. We're the good guys!
But the real reason gay marriage passed in NY this year -- and I am, to be clear, whoopin' hollerin' glad it did -- is that most New Yorkers are of the opinion that "fuck this who marries who shit, I need a job, or need to keep a job, or my kids need a job, and by the way, job jobs jobitty job job job."
Anyone attempting to make gay marriage repeal a cause in NY is invited to waste their time and resources. Which are basic qualifications for GOP statewide candidtates overall, who have been astonishingly wingnutty awful for quite a while now.
NY moved on before the vote, which is why, as any NY political observer will tell you, the vote even happened.
Gay marriage is a hard issue, but it's also one that is not directly to do with what has Albany all fucked up right now. That is to do with money. That the NY leg finally talked in depth about gays (damn I'm cynical, but I'm right) is an indication of how deeply resistant they are to talk about money.
Now, don't get me wrong -- Andy Cuomo strongarmed gay marriage through the legislature, and he deserves tons of credit for achieving a landmark civil rights victory.
But don't trust him to not want to fuck over NY teachers.
I really hate to say this, but I think I'm right.