SHOT OF THE DAY

Our shot of the day comes from Tuesday's City Council meeting in Washington, DC in which the members voted to legalize gay marriage in the nation's capitol.  The mayor says he will sign the bill into law.

As we told you then, the measure still has to be approved by Congress.  However, Congress did not act when the same council voted to recognize same sex marriages performed outside the District.  Many believe that any action by Congress will automatically create a national referendum on marriage equality.

It doesn't seem that anyone involved in the gay marriage battle wants to take the issue to the Supreme Court at this point.  One decision could either bring marriage equality to the entire United States or shut the issue down completely for a while.