Perry is scary on Gay Rights
Image via Wikipedia Rick Perry , the three-term Texas governor and probable GOP presidential candidate, gave social conservatives a scare Friday when he said that same-sex marriage is a decision better left up to the states. Although avoiding the specific words, Perry implied that he would oppose (or at least not support) a federal constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman. For a man who portrays himself as a staunch social conservative, Perry sure gave a tersely-worded quote on the issue at an event in Aspen, Colorado : Our friends in New York six weeks ago passed a statute that said marriage can be between two people of the same sex. And you know what? That's New York, and that's their business, and that's fine with me...That is their call. If you believe in the 10th Amendment , stay out of their business. Perry's remarks came at an inopportune time. The Obama administration decided earlier this year to scuttle leg...