October 2: In the vice presidential debate, when asked if he would support gay marriage, Joe Biden answers, “No. Barack Obama nor I support redefining from a civil side what constitutes marriage.”

October 20: Biden is a guest on the Ellen Degeneres Show, and says that if he lived in California, he would vote against Proposition 8, a ballot initiative which would ban gay marriage.

Isn’t it refreshing to finally see a pol who has the courage of conviction?

• JP