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Monday, May 7, 2012

postheadericon Dem senator 'glad' Biden backs gay marriage

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) tweeted Monday that he was "glad" Vice President Biden said this weekend he was "absolutely comfortable" with the idea of gay marriage.

Biden made the comments during an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday.

"Look, I am vice president of the United States of America. The president sets the policy. I am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women, and heterosexual men and women marrying another are entitled to the same exact rights, all the ci! vil rights, all the civil liberties," Biden said. "And quite frankly, I don't see much of a distinction beyond that."

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