| Anyone who has followed Greg Ball over the years probably saw this coming. Ball, who has spent the last 10 days or so doing everything he possibly can to make the marriage equality fight in Albany all about himself, even going so far as to cynically troll for twitter followers by polling their opinions on the matter (who else's civil rights should I poll my twitter followers about today?), is apparently still going to vote "no" on the bill, even after putting himself square in the middle of trying to get exemptions (that largely already exist) for religious institutions.
Why? Because Greg Ball is a preening diva prick that doesn't give a rat's ass about anyone but Greg Ball. He's kind of always been that way. The only thing missing (so far, that is) from his little dog and pony show has been a fundraising pitch, fundraising being the only thing in the entire world he enjoys more than being the center of attention. If only he could have found a way to get the gays on horseback...
Like I said, he's an asshole.
That said, he believes that the bill will pass anyway and I think he's probably right. That statement means that the bill will almost certainly get a vote this evening. If it does, look for Saland, Lanza, Grisanti or Hannon - or some combination of all of them - to push this one over the top.
But Greg Ball will still be an asshole. |
