Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel backs gay marriage

[w8liftinglady]

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2011/06/rahm-emanuel-gay-marriage-illinois-/1

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel jumped into the same-sex marriage debate, saying he hopes the state of Illinois will follow New York and legalize marriage for gay couples.

President Obama's former chief of staff told CNN that same-sex marriage is a "significant issue."

"I would hope that the state would move in that direction," Emanuel said in the interview that aired Wednesday. "Tremendous progress has been made across the country on a value statement and I think that's very important."

[joeybee12]

1. "Hopes" as opposed to "will fight for"

I don't trust this guy one bit.

[Smarmie Doofus]

2. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

>>>"I would hope that the state would move in that direction," Emanuel said in the interview that aired Wednesday. "Tremendous progress has been made across the country on a value statement and I think that's very important.">>>

Go ahead, Rahm. Take a walk on the wild side.

Jeeeeezus. What we, as a party, settle for.

Leadership-wise.

(Why do I suddenly sound like Jack Lemon in "The Apartment"?)