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To: LindyBill who wrote (191081)	12/30/2006 6:24:52 PM
From: MJ	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793841

Lindy Bill Greetings from Virginia---- Glad you posted this. Is it tongue in cheek by Laura Ingraham. Or, are these exact words of Obama? The following is so typical of a politician---------- "I am somebody who has not embraced gay marriage. I’ve said that it’s not something that I think this society is necessarily ready for. It strikes me that in a lot of ways for a lot of people it may intrude in how they understand marriage. But I also think that we should create civil unions for gays and lesbians that allow them to have the same basic rights as all people." In simple English: I don't support gay marriage "now". Society not ready to okay gay marriage "now". When society says okay I will vote to okay gay/lesbian marriage. Until then, we should create "civil unions" that give you gays and lesbians the same rights as families. If this is his belief and not a parody, he will have a hard time selling this to Virginians. Virginia voted overwhelmingly for an amendment to the Virginia Constitution to declare marriage only a union between a man and woman. mj

To: LindyBill who wrote (191081)	12/30/2006 6:49:49 PM
From: Tom Clarke	Respond to of 793841

Two years in the Senate, nobody could think of a bill that he ever brought up He co-sponsored a bill with Tom Coburn, arguably the most conservative member of the Senate. I don't recall the details, but it had to do with reforming earmarks. If he's willing to work with Coburn, (and Coburn with him) it'll be interesting to follow what he does in the next two years. I caught Jackie on the radio that day, but I missed the Obama bit. It was great radio! He mentioned he has a weekly show Sundays from 7-9 PM. Worth looking for.