July 30, 2008

Tim Kaine, eh? Anti-gay, anti-choice, anti-stem cell, anti-labor, warhawk, DINO Tim Kaine?

Kaine in ‘Serious’ Talks With Obama

Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has told close associates that he has had “very serious” conversations with Sen. Barack Obama about joining the Democratic presidential ticket and has provided documents to the campaign as it combs through his background, according to several sources close to Kaine. …

Oh, boy.

For Immediate Release
November 18, 2003

STATEMENT OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR TIM KAINE ON THE DECISION OF THE MASSACHUSETTS SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT RULING AGAINST THAT STATE’S BAN ON GAY MARRIAGE

(Richmond) — Lieutenant Governor Tim Kaine made the following statement today regarding the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling about same sex marriages:

“Marriage between a man and a woman is the building block of the family and a keystone of our civil society. It has been so for centuries in societies around the world. I cannot agree with a court decision suddenly declaring that marriage must now be redefined to include unions between people of the same gender.

“Virginia defines marriage as being between a man and a woman and I strongly support that law. Regardless of the court ruling today in another state, I am confident that there is nothing in the Virginia or federal constitutions that would require Virginia to alter its longstanding policy about marriage.”

“I do not support any change in the institution of marriage. I do not support the creation of civil unions, but I do believe that gays and lesbians should be able to contract with one another, and we should respect those contracts in Virginia law, just as we respect any contracts.

“And finally in the area of adoption. Virginia has adoption laws right now that I agree with. The adoption laws say the only couple that is allowed to adopt is a married couple.”

Tim Kaine
Kaine-Kilgore debate
July 19, 2005

And Tim Kaine doesn’t improve with age. Read on… and weep:

From Kaine to Can’t
Republic of T., October 7, 2005

Gay-baiting in the Virginia governor’s race
Pam’s House Blend, October 18, 2005

Virginia’s marriage amendment proceeds
Pam’s House Blend, January 15, 2006

Dems Pick Kaine for State of Union Response; What the Hell Are They Thinking?
Arianna Huffington, January 19, 2006

Anti-gay Dem Tim Kaine tapped for response to SOTU
Melissa McEwan, Shakesville, January 20, 2006

Democrat SOTU Responder Opposes Gay Marriage
Boi From Troy, January 26, 2006

Kaine Pushed as Dem Poster Boy, Too Bad for Gays
Wonkette, January 26, 2006

Homophobe to give Democratic response to State of the Union
John Aravosis, AMERICAblog, January 30, 2006

No Liberals Here
Melissa McEwan, Shakesville, February 1, 2006

Anti-Labor Democrats
Jonathan Tasini, Working Life, March 10, 2006

Tim Kaine and Embryonic Stem Cell Research
RaisingKaine.com, March 28, 2007