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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: longnshort who wrote (8663)	11/20/2006 11:59:09 AM
From: Ann Corrigan	Respond to of 224667

Exactly. The NYTimes is losing readership and the NY Post is gaining new subscribers. Maybe New Yorkers are finally getting tired of swallowing all that liberal propaganda.

To: longnshort who wrote (8663)	11/21/2006 10:26:21 AM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224667

Romney is making his move for the 2008 nomination: Romney Tries New Tack to Get Gay Marriage on Ballot Boston Herald, 2006-11-20 By LAUREL J. SWEET Standing in front of a big American flag like a corporate, coiffed Gen. Patton, Gov. Mitt Romney declared yesterday he is rolling out his legal big guns to force the gay marriage battle to a vote. Incensed by the "obstructionist" Legislature, the Republican presidential hopeful will this week petition a single justice of the state Supreme Judicial Court to order the same-sex marriage amendment onto a ballot - which lawmakers have refused to do. "Let us not see this state, which first established constitutional democracy, become the first to abandon it," said Romney, standing before a backdrop of the imposing Stars and Stripes. Earlier this month, the Legislature voted 109-87 to adjourn rather than vote on a ballot petition signed by 170,000 residents demanding a vote on marriage. That could change when lawmakers reconvene on Jan. 2, the last day of the legislative session. Pro-vote Bristol County Democrat Rep. Philip Travis called on House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi and Senate President Robert Travaglini to "release your grasp on my colleagues and let them do the people's bidding. I want this vote heard 'round the world." Romney said, "Legislators so energized to protect the newly discovered gay right to marry had no compunction about trammeling the long-established constitutional right of the people to vote." The SJC legalized same-sex marriage in the Bay State in 2003. Supporters of VoteOnMarriage.org occupied the Statehouse steps for the "Democracy Rally," while opponents crowded the opposite sidewalk. "You see kids here being taught how to hate. You get tired of defending your life," lamented Michael Keenan, who was on the opposite side of Beacon Street with Eric Sigmond, his partner of 24 years and spouse for two. Former mayor Raymond Flynn, standing with Romney, said he opposes discrimination, but the grandfather of 14 said children are best served "growing up in a loving environment with a mother and father." Meanwhile, yesterday, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, said he sees an opening for Romney as a clear conservative voice in a 2008 GOP field now dominated by Arizona Sen. John McCain and former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani. "I think Mitt Romney has an opportunity to fill that," Gingrich said, referring to the outgoing Massachusetts governor. Unlike Romney, McCain and Giuliani are opposed to a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. - lsweet@bostonherald.com