Arizona: Bee, Kolbe Part Ways, Won’t Say Why
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Tucson Citizen: Jim Kolbe will no longer play a role in the campaign of Tim Bee who is running for Kolbe's former seat in the U.S. House. An initiative on the November ballot to change the state constitution to ban gay marriage may or may not play a role in all of this. But either way, Bee must be regretting his involvement in this sticky, no-win mess. Kolbe is gay. The initiative passed the state Senate with 16 votes - the bare minimum needed. As Senate president, Bee voted last. It was his support that sent the measure to the ballot. But Bee hasn't given a lot of thought to the underlying issue. In a visit this week with the Tucson Citizen Editorial Board a question was asked: Why shouldn't gay couples have the same rights as heterosexual couples? Bee was speechless. He looked at his aide, Dunn, then back at the asker. For an uncomfortable 15 or 20 seconds, he said absolutely nothing hunting for an answer.
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