Thanks to D&C columnist Denise-Marie Santiago for nailing N.S. Senator James Alesi on his “no” vote on equal marriage

…. ultimately, that vote came down to one thing. “Politically, you never vote for a bill that’s going to fail,” he says.

Huh?

“Let me rephrase that,” he continues. “Politically, a highly controversial bill should not be voted on when it’s going to fail.”

He blames the governor, for pushing the issue at a time when most voters are concerned with keeping their jobs, wanting money in their pockets, paying fewer taxes.

What about courage?

“I live in a political world …” he says. “It’s not about courage.”

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