Republican Senator (McDonald): 'Fuck It,' Gays Should Marry

[woo me with science]

http://www.tmz.com/2011/06/17/republican-senator-roy-mcdonald-new-york-gay-marriage-bill-f-it-right-thing-quote/

Republican Senator: 'F**k It,' Gays Should Marry

6/17/2011 11:24 AM PDT by TMZ Staff

Republican New York State Senator Roy McDonald has SHATTERED party lines in support of gay marriage -- telling reporters, "F**k it, I don't care what you think. I'm trying to do the right thing."

The battle rages on in New York to legalize gay marriage -- but McDonald threw his hat in the ring earlier this week ... with the greatest statement of all time, claiming, "You get to the point where you evolve in your life where everything isn't black and white, good and bad, and you try to do the right thing."

"You might not like that. You might be very cynical about that. Well, f**k it, I don't care what you think. I'm trying to do the right thing."

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[Vanje]

1. Thats courage!

nt

[TheWraith]

2. Hasn't exactly "shattered" party lines: The rest of the Reps are mostly lock-step against it.

There's 31 yes votes, 29 Dems and two Reps. 32 are needed. Even if we get 32, though, the Republican majority leader still needs to bring it up for a vote.

[Dennis Donovan]

3. Shit! And that's Joe Bruno's (R-massively crooked) seat!

[Rhiannon12866]

5. Hmmm. I wonder where Joe Bruno stands on that issue...

;)

[Dennis Donovan]

6. He stands in the middle of a cell block...

:D

[Rhiannon12866]

7. Has the Supreme Court ruled yet on the law that convicted him?

He was going to remain free on bail until then. And he still remains pretty popular here... :shrug:

[Tom Rinaldo]

4. I give him a lot of respect for this...

Not just for his vote, but also the way he framed it. I'm gonna try to find out a bit more about him. It's so rare that I feel respect for any Republican over anything these days.

[anAustralianobserver]

8. Here's to politicians on both sides having a lot more "fuck it" moments.

:thumbsup:

[progressoid]

9. Whaaa??

:wow: