McGreevey speaks out on Pace...

Former New Jersey governor James McGreevey is still creepy to me but I will still post about him if he says anything I think is relevant. So McGreevey, who resigned after revealing that he had engaged in an extramarital affair with a male staffer, says culture is outpacing politics in the acceptance of homosexuality.
The Associated Press reports that while McGreevey was in Santa Fe, N.M., this weekend to speak at a fund-raiser for the Human Rights Alliance, he called his decision to come out "one of the most painful but honest decisions of my life."
Even though the revelation of being gay can hurt family and friends, McGreevey said people must learn at an early age to be open about their sexuality - something he was not open about until his late 40s after he had married two women and fathered a child with each. Something he was not open about during his entire political career ibcluding when he was governor and was not publicly in favor of gay marriage.
"Hopefully, this generation will be the last generation of American youth that has to choose between their heart and their career, between love and acceptance," he said.
McGreevey also addressed comments made earlier this week by the Pentagon's top general. Marine Corps general Peter Pace, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, remarked that homosexual acts are immoral and said the military should not condone homosexuality by allowing gay personnel to serve openly.
"General Pace's remarks were so terribly unfortunate, not only because that's what he believes but the notion that 'don't ask, don't tell' actually encourages people to be less than honest, less than open, less than transparent," McGreevey said.