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In the 35th-floor conference room of a Manhattan high-rise, two of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s most trusted advisers held a secret meeting a few weeks ago with a group of super-rich Republican donors.

Over tuna and turkey sandwiches, the advisers explained that New York’s Democratic governor was determined to legalize same-sex marriage and would deliver every possible Senate vote from his own party.

Would the donors win over the deciding Senate Republicans? It sounded improbable: top Republican moneymen helping a Democratic rival with one of his biggest legislative goals.

But the donors in the room — the billionaire Paul Singer, whose son is gay, joined by the hedge fund managers Cliff Asness and Dan Loeb — had the influence and the money to insulate nervous senators from conservative backlash if they supported the marriage measure. And they were inclined to see the issue as one of personal freedom, consistent with their more libertarian views.

Within days, the wealthy Republicans sent back word: They were on board. Each of them cut six-figure checks to the lobbying campaign that eventually totaled more than $1 million.

Steve Cohen, the No. 2 in Mr. Cuomo’s office and a participant in the meeting, began to see a path to victory, telling a colleague, “This might actually happen.” More

Very interesting and Good For Them!

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In the 35th-floor conference room of a Manhattan high-rise, two of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s most trusted advisers held a secret meeting a few weeks ago with a group of super-rich Republican donors.

Over tuna and turkey sandwiches, the advisers explained that New York’s Democratic governor was determined to legalize same-sex marriage and would deliver every possible Senate vote from his own party.

Would the donors win over the deciding Senate Republicans? It sounded improbable: top Republican moneymen helping a Democratic rival with one of his biggest legislative goals.

But the donors in the room — the billionaire Paul Singer, whose son is gay, joined by the hedge fund managers Cliff Asness and Dan Loeb — had the influence and the money to insulate nervous senators from conservative backlash if they supported the marriage measure. And they were inclined to see the issue as one of personal freedom, consistent with their more libertarian views.

Within days, the wealthy Republicans sent back word: They were on board. Each of them cut six-figure checks to the lobbying campaign that eventually totaled more than $1 million.

Steve Cohen, the No. 2 in Mr. Cuomo’s office and a participant in the meeting, began to see a path to victory, telling a colleague, “This might actually happen.” More

Very interesting and Good For Them!

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In the 35th-floor conference room of a Manhattan high-rise, two of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s most trusted advisers held a secret meeting a few weeks ago with a group of super-rich Republican donors.

Over tuna and turkey sandwiches, [DO THAY MIX THE TUNA & THE TURKEY ????] the advisers explained that New York’s Democratic governor was determined to legalize same-sex marriage and would deliver every possible Senate vote from his own party.

Would the donors win over the deciding Senate Republicans? It sounded improbable: top Republican moneymen helping a Democratic rival with one of his biggest legislative goals.

But the donors in the room — the billionaire Paul Singer, whose son is gay, joined by the hedge fund managers Cliff Asness and Dan Loeb — had the influence and the money to insulate nervous senators from conservative backlash if they supported the marriage measure. And they were inclined to see the issue as one of personal freedom, consistent with their more libertarian views.

Within days, the wealthy Republicans sent back word: They were on board. Each of them cut six-figure checks to the lobbying campaign that eventually totaled more than $1 million.

Steve Cohen, the No. 2 in Mr. Cuomo’s office and a participant in the meeting, began to see a path to victory, telling a colleague, “This might actually happen.” More

Why do you assume that bribery was involved?

Lobbying is not a synonym for bribery.

The biggest beneficiaries from this law's passing, in my opinion, are the children that gays are raising.
The children can now say their parents are married.

farmerman wrote:

anybody ever tell you that you make no sense?

Fido can correct me, if I 'm mistaken,
but in one of his posts, he said that he is mentally disturbed
and he mentioned a particular mental disorder.

Why do you assume that bribery was involved? Lobbying is not a synonym for bribery.

Sounds like politics as usual to me.

anybody ever tell you that you make no sense?

Fido can correct me, if I 'm mistaken,
but in one of his posts, he said that he is mentally disturbed
and he mentioned a particular mental disorder.

I am sort of eclectic when it comes to mental illness... I am even in love... But I also follow the maxim
that it is insane to be sane in an insane society, and even down right dangerous...

If you do not have a touch of madness you can never understand a part of what most people do...

Only with the presumption that everyone but me and thee are nuts -and I don't know about you, does any of the madness we take for granted in our society make any sense... Look at Weiner for example... Look at all the Gays that want to stand up in public and say YA!; I take it in the butt to have three squares and a roof over my head... What's the choice??? Go to jail???

Sure they're nuts; but are they any nuttier than all the fools who deny themselves love, and being able to say I love you to the gay of their choice just because of holy scripture 2 to 4K years old??? What ever is your excuse for love it has got to be better than any excuse for hatred... I don't want to defend their love; and I don't want to have to defend my own love... It is enough for me that I can still love, that I can care, and promise my caring to the end of my days... Sure it's insane... It is as crazy as a pledge of honor in a dishonorable world... It is as crazy as a moral man in a demoralized world...

What weakness is it to cling to a beautiful person and put all trust in her??? I tell you that weakness is my only strength... I would rather follow her, and have her be my Goddess than General every army in the world... So; crazy I am, and let me wag not my fingers at the love of others... None of us have enough, and too much of all we have only gives us dis-ease....

Piping up to say this is very satisfying.