By Chase on Sep 17, 2007 in Bill Richardson | 0 Comments
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson says what he thinks his audience wants to hear. But he isn’t always good at knowing what that is. He said he thought homosexuality was a choice at the LGBT forum, he said Iowa’s first-in-the-nation status was God’s will in front of an Iowa crowd to whom that [...]
By Chase on Aug 30, 2007 in Gay Marriage | 0 Comments
I blogged for a while tonight about this story over at Iowa Independent: Iowa’s ban on same-sex marriage was overturned Thursday in a Polk County courtroom. It was a surprise to many, but it was greeted with excitement among fans of civil rights all the same. Even the Republicans, who were criticizing the [...]
Chase Martyn observes and analyzes politics from Des Moines, IA, capital of 2008's first caucus state. He is also Managing Editor of the Iowa Independent.