yesterday legislatures joined the state senate counterparts in washington voting to recognize marriage rights for same sex couples in the state of washington. if governor christine signs the law next week as expected to, washington state will become the seventh state where same-sex marriage is legal in the united states. it s also legal in the district of colombia. now anti-gay groups say they will fight it still in washington state and, of course, it s not signed. the deal is not done until it is signed, sealed and delivered. there is still more of the story to tell about the process in washington state. but, the best new thing in the world today is this raw demonstration of how changes like this always happen. this portrait from one state representative in washington of how change happens, not in groups, not for states, but person by person. life by life. this is state representative maureen walsh. she is a republican representing washington s 16th district. she came to this from a v
counterparts in washington voting to recognize marriage rights for same sex couples in the state of washington. if governor christine signs the law next week as expected to, washington state will become the seventh state where same-sex marriage is legal in the united states. it s also legal in the district of colombia. now anti-gay groups say they will fight it still in washington state and, of course, it s not signed. the deal is not done until it is signed, sealed and delivered. there is still more of the story to tell about the process in washington state. but, the best new thing in the world today is this raw demonstration of how changes like this always happen. this portrait from one state representative in washington of how change happens, not in groups, not for states, but person by person. life by life. this is state representative maureen walsh. she is a republican representing washington s 16th district. she came to this from a very personal place as somebody who has been m
this is state representative maureen walsh. she is a republican representing washington s 16th district. she came to this from a very personal place as somebody who has been married but who then lost her husband. listen. you know, i was married for 23 years to the love of my life. and he died six years ago. and, you know, i m a lonely old widow right now. i m 51 years old looking for a boyfriend, not having much whether you can that. and, yet, when i think of my husband and i think of all the wonderful years we have and the wonderful fringe benefit of having three beautiful children, i don t miss the sex, you know? to me, that s kind of what this boils down to. i don t miss that. i mean, i certainly miss it, but i don t it s not it s
bit of the cap and tax is what i call it not cap and trade, and the devastation as was already suggested that it would have on our country if it were to pass. i will not and cannot align myself with a giant government slush fund. it, it s the end of the world. september, 2008, republicans are in favor of bailing out the banks. to the point of john boehner weep be about it on the floor of the house. i ask you both sides of the aisle, what is in the best interests of our country? not what is in the best interest of our party or reelection, what is in the best interest of our country, vote yes. vote yes. vote yes to bail out the banks. okay, now, same republican, same policy, a year or two later, in 2009 and 2010. i m going to ask my colleagues, if you have enough of bail outs and tarp, do the right thing for the american people. they are already saying enough is enough. lets end tarp, pay down the deficit. cut spending back to 2008 levels. and back before the bail outs
the devastation as was already suggested that it would have on our country if it were to pass. i will not and cannot align myself with a giant government slush fund. even worse than the financial hits that our country and we as individuals would take with cap and tax, it would so distance work ethic, and industry and production, because we are so reliant on our energy source. it s cap and tax. it s cap and tax. it s cap and tax. republicans came up with cap and trade, it was their proposal. now they are not only against it, it s the end of the world. september, 2008, republicans are in favor of bailing out the banks. to the point of john boehner weep be about it on the floor of the house. i ask you both sides of the aisle, what is in the best interests of our country? not what is in the best interest of our party or reelection, what is in the best interest of our country, vote yes. vote yes. vote yes to bail out the banks. okay, now, same republican, same policy,