Pelosi says supports gay marriage, Newsom's action
BETH FOUHY
Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO - Breaking weeks of silence on the gay marriage spree that consumed her hometown of San Francisco for nearly a month, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said she believes gay couples can marry and that she approved of Mayor Gavin Newsom's decision to grant same-sex marriage licenses.
In a televised interview on Fox News on Wednesday, Pelosi, who has strongly opposed a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage while steering clear of endorsing Newsom's action, was pressed by host Neil Cavuto to clarify her position.
"Can same sex couples marry?" Cavuto asked.
"Yes," Pelosi responded.
"So what the mayor of San Francisco is doing, you would approve of it?" Cavuto asked.
"Yes," Pelosi said