I am very happy about the New Jersey Supreme Court's historic ruling yesterday that will, at the very least, give gay couples absolutely the same legal rights as married straight couples as Vermont does. My hope is that the legislature in the state will take it a step further and follow Massachusetts to become the second state in the U.S. to allow same-sex marriage.

That being said, the LAST person I want to hear from is former NJ Gov. Jim McGreevey who while in office, opposed gay marriage (he did support civil unions at least) because he didn't want anyone to know that he was secretly gay. Now the almost twice divorced McGreevey (still not legally divorced from his wife) is saying he'd like to enter into a legally recognized union with his partner Mark O'Donnell.

He tells the Newark Star-Ledger: "I would obviously look forward to having our relationship recognized. It's a blessing to live in New Jersey...[The ruling is] so profoundly emotional and meaningful. It speaks to the value of marriage and the value of committed relationships, gay or straight. It's groundbreaking and it shows a great generosity of spirit..."

As the Church Lady from SNL would say, "Well, isn't that special?"

But McGreevey did add this little tidbit to the AP: "I applaud the court's courage. I regret not having had the fortitude to embrace this right during my tenure as governor."

Yeah, the gays in your state regret it too.