Maureen Walsh

Surely Christie is hearing a tiny but persistent voice in the night: "Oh, goddammit, now I'll be remembered as one of those dark smudges of ignorance who stood on exactly the wrong side of history, even if, deep down, I knew full well it's the wrong and immoral choice."

Between California's declaration of Proposition 8 as unconstitutional and Washington state lawmakers voting to approve gay marriage yesterday, it's be...