Vilsack makes pitch for gay civil rights



"In a surprise bid for compromise, Gov. Tom Vilsack used his inaugural address Friday to make another pitch for extending civil rights protections to gays and lesbians. Linking two seemingly disparate issues, Vilsack said if GOP lawmakers want faith-based groups to get more involved in delivering social services, they should consider extending protections to gays and lesbians in return..."



Puth your money where your mouth is, Republicans?



They won't bite:



"'I''ve never been real thrilled about giving special rights to special people,' Senate Majority Leader Stewart Iverson said...'