Here it is, personified. Jim Alesi is a New York State Senator; A Republican—and he’s supporting the effort to make gay marriage legal here. He knows it won’t go over well within the party; he knows it likely kills and national hopes; he knows …
And yet, he’s doing what’s right. History will shine brightly on this man.
Just as it will darken those opposing gay marriage. They are the Bull Connors of our day.
Period.
