Dear Governor

I'd like to send a big hearty fuck-you to the governor of Vermont, who today vetoed legislation that would allow gay and lesbian couples to marry there.

(The House and Senate will try to override his veto. Here's hoping they have the votes.)

What I can't understand in this matter is the inability of some people, like the governor, regardless of their personal feelings, to understand which way the tide of history is moving and to want to jump into it. I mean really. Don't they get it? Don't these people think of their legacy? Don't they worry about what their grandchildren will think of them? Don't they know they're going to be the George Wallaces of this generation?

Why do some people choose to be the last guardians of a bigoted past, when the future is just about smacking them in the face with the chance to be a hero?

Today would've been the first time same-sex marriage was legalized through purely legislative means. He could've made history. He failed. I hope someday soon he's deeply ashamed.