Reply #64: All he had to say was....

[Fleshdancer]

"While I prefer the concept of civil unions, I respect the court's decision that the current laws discriminate against a defined class".

This would have been the best answer in my opinion. He shouldn't have said he disagreed with the court's decision because the Democrats NEED to frame this as an equal rights issue, not as a stupid argument over whether we call this form of equality "marriage" or "civil unions".