...and shove it they did.

Congratulations narrow majority of Republican voters in Saratoga County, NY, you are what's wrong with the GOP and politics in general. Give yourselves a round of applause.

"Yay us! We're terrible people!"

-Republicans

"Deep down Mr. McDonald knows
he deserves to be punished."

-Kathy Marchione*

Yup, state senator Roy McDonald, who last year crossed party lines and voted in favor of marriage equality, has lost the Republican primary. He was defeated by Saratoga County Clerk and winner of the 2010 43rd District's Woman of Distinction award, Kathy Marchione. Here's a video from her website. It's a clip of Roy McDonald telling everyone why he selected her for the aforementioned 2010 43rd District's Woman of Distinction award. Yes, that 2010 43rd District's Woman of Distinction award. Yes that Roy McDonald. The same guy she'd challenge and defeat two years later for having the temerity to say gay people deserve equal rights.

Pictured: Roy McDonald, fucking it.

Sure, maybe I'm being harsh when I call her a backstabbing tool of Republican pandering-what? Didn't I? Well, her campaign did hinge on McDonald's support of a bill to end discrimination...that and McDonald's response to critics:

"You might not like that...Well, fuck it. I don't care what you think, I'm trying to do the right thing. I'm tired of Republican-Democrat politics. They can take this job and shove it..."

-Senator Roy McDonald

Her campaign called his remarks arrogant. I call them telling it like it is. I don't for a minute believe that voters turned on McDonald because they didn't like his tone. I do believe they turned on him because they think gay people are gross and should be treated like second-class citizens. So really, they can shove it. They can all shove it.

Kathy Marchione (center) and her fellow Saratoga County
Republicans are warmly invited to shove it.

*What? She looks like Delores Umbridge...