I propose a new name for those politicians who blame everyone but themselves for voting against marriage equality even though they personally support it. Let’s call them “John Alexanders”.
I’m joking of course, just like John Alexander was joking when he proposed calling lesbian marriages “Navratilovas” and gay marriages “Alexanders” (after the ancient conqueror whose two marriages, by the way, were to women). There’s plenty of other potential names for pollies who say “yes” but will vote “no” – “Chris Bowens” or “Ed Husics” come to mind.
But no-one has deflected quite as comprehensively and self-consciously as John Alexander did on this week’s Q&A.
Rodney Croome AM is the campaign director of Australian Marriage Equality.