Regardless of future appeals, the circuit court decision was right - gay and lesbian couples should be allowed to marry in any state at any time. The government should uphold this right. Check your watches. The 2000 New Hampshire primary is only a bit over three years away. The campaign begins soon after the 1998 election - only two years away.
Fund raising begins even sooner.
Remember, these two faced off in the 1988 primary and did not, shall we say, get on very well.