Since we're expecting the Supreme Court to weigh in on marriage equality soon, we cats took note of a very interesting event on Capitol Hill today. The Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony from Stuart F. Delery, the Obama Administration's nominee for assistant attorney general, Civil Division, DOJ.
At the start of the hearing, Senator Amy Klobuchar invited Mr. Delery to introduce his family. And Mr. Delery was happy to oblige.
"First is my partner, Richard Gervase," he said. "I wouldn’t be here without the support that he’s given me over the last 20 years." And then he recognized his and Gervase's two sons, Michael and Sebastian.
And — guess what? — nobody batted an eye. (Well, maybe the Freepers will. Give 'em time.)
We cats realize that it's best that such events remain underwhelming — i.e., normal. But we'd just like to point out — especially to the First Lady's recent heckler — that despite unprecedented Republican obstruction to almost everything else he does, President Obama has managed to change this particular tone in Washington.
We cats PURR.
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