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" To Alphonse: I appreciate your dialogue. First, as a Republican, and knowing many Republicans (as well as Democrats) I can assure you most rank and file Republicans are very open to gay rights and even the marriage issue. The partisan GOP does not generally vote based on this issue. That leaves the "swing vote" which, in spite of their name seems to see the issue the other way. This group includes dems, rep's, and indys who are influenced by trends, the media, campaign ads and their own experiences. I don't know much about this group, I am not a pollster, but did study the demographics a bit in college. The one thing I can conclude is your not going to pass go and collect $200 dollars by labeling these voters bigoted anti-gay homophobic scum. The voters will get there by their own experiences with people around them. Also, it won't be some Adam Sandler movie or Will and Grace. In fact, I believe hollywood patronizing gets in the way. Especially when someone like Anne Heche "switches". Sadly this has more of an effect than Larry Craig, or the TV punditry. "

" To YadaYada: Thanks for the advice. I'll try that! I'm going to the bank right now! "

" Truth to Power has brought up a good point about what's wrong with politics. For the gay rights movement, democrats are the less idiotic choice. They're the best choice, but not necessarily a good choice. Because the GOP has been so horribly anti-gay in recent years, all the democrats have to do is say "hey, we won't try to pass a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage" and suddenly they're the good guys. None of the top three democrats have said that they're going to fight for gay marriage, they've just paid a little lip service to civil unions and stopped there. We need to do away with thos two-party nonsense, because it just breeds slow-moving, lesser-of-two-evils candidates. I want to see a run-off system, in which you can vote for whoever want in the first election, and then a second election is held for the top two vote-getters. That way, you could vote for a third-party candidate and not throw your vote away. That's the best way to keep politicians honest. "

" 1. There seems to be more gay republicans than democrats in Washington...2. The GOP immediately wants the man with a Misdemeanor to resign, while those with Felonies to stay around "

" Hey Mr. Blueblood, You forgot to mention Bill Clinton and Ted Kennedy and the hundreds of others of their kind. Are you prejudiced or just forgetful? Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it. "

" It doesnt matte if it was gay sex. It doesnt matter if it was straight sex. What matters is that it was proposed sex with a stranger in a PUBLC TOILET! It's just gross no matter what the dynamics are..... "

" President Clinton, on the other hand, could have (by executive order AND by his CAMPAIGN PROMISE) cleared the restrictions on gays in the military once and for all. He also signed the Defense of Marriage Act (democrat strategists called this a "legacy move") which creates a legal foothold for gay marriage BANS. BTW, it wasn't without many democrat votes. Personally I do not oppose gay marriage, but the GOP's stance has nothing to do with bigotry, but more to do with changing an age old institution to accomidate for what many Americans (many in the democratic party) deem a lifestyle choice. So you cannnot lay it all at the feet of W or the Republicans. At least the Republicans haven't made promises to this hopeful group of constituents (for their votes) that they do not keep. But the dems don't have to deliver, because gays will keep voting for them as long as they deal the empty rhetoric every 4 years. Ask other minorities mired in the soul sucking entitlement system how this has worked out for them. "

" LOL. The GOP is the anti-gay party. Their platform speaks to people who hate homosexuality and homosexuals. Can't you see the hypocracy when one (many) of them out themselves?? "

" Hey, "Mac:", since you had to ask, it must be assumed that you haven't been too generous sharing money, power and prestige to mitigate the wife's intolerance of your behavior. Try this: Next time you decide to step out, give the little lady a thousand bucks to go shopping for a new outfit or some such thing and then you'll discover if she is actually concerned about your attendance at Hooters or not. Do that once or twice a week and ensure she gets invited to the biggest social events in the country and I imagine there's a good chance she will be your greatest advocate. "

" I guess we should all be reluctant to comment absent complete details, but the facts are slow in being disclosed and this is a publicly-elected official. I guess the Senator went into an airport bathroom at MSP and peeked into an occupied (undercover vice officer conducting a sting operation) stall with closed door. Apparently, the Senator then occupied an adjacent stall and began tapping his shoe on the floor (some kind of homosexual code wanting sex) and the officer pretended to be another homosexual, ultimately resulting in the Senator's arrest for solicitiation or some such infraction. I personally don't have much respect for any law prohibiting or restraining the mutual conduct of two consenting adults. That sucks. I prefer our laws to have an easily identifiable victim. I guess it would have been o.k. if the Senator had gone into the MSP airport bar, had a drink with some guy and agreed to have sex. So, be careful if you go to MSP and use the men's room, especially if you have Restless Legs Syndrome. "

" have been better off if he had just kept his mouth shut. I heard him speaking on TV and the more he talked, the worse it seemed. I don't care if the guy is gay or straight. He just made matters worse and brought more attention to this issue by talking about it, especially when he repeated the phrase, "I am not gay." Shouldn't have repeated it. We should just kick all of 'em out of Washington, D.C. and start over. GWB, Cheney and the rest are nothing but an embarrassment to our great country. MORE so than Senator Craig is. "

" If Don't Ask Don't Tell has been such a disaster, why has President Bush never proposed changing it? Legislation would not be needed; only an executive order. So? Why doesn't GWB reverse it? If it's as bad as you say, what does that tell us about GWB? What kind of president is he for not fixing this apparent calamity? "

" Liberals crack me up. They are all like "we are so accepting of the gays". Then a Republican comes out and its "OMG!! He's GAY! He's GAY." The liberal reaction should be enough to tell the gays what the Democrat party is really about... Power and votes. And they tolerate your gayness for about as long as they can hold their noses. Look at the last administration. Bill Clinton did more damage to the gay movement ("don't ask don't tell" has been an utter disaster, plus the DOMA provides the groundwork for gay marriage bans no matter what the Supreme Court looks like) than George Bush could ever imagine. (or liberals tell gays that George Bush could ever imagine) But the gays continue to be drawn to the siren song of Hills and Obama and Silky Pony. Got news for ya, folks... ya aint gettin married under their watch, either. But they feel for you sooooooo compassionately. Hope that's good enough. " "

" I have a question for our married politicians who go astray and engage in all this extramartial sexual conduct. How do you get your wives to stand in front of the news media and support you? My wife was upset with me for going to Hooters. Please guys tell me and other men in my situation what we are doing wrong! "

" I'm a Democrat and perhaps I should be celebrating this embarassment for a GOPer, but I'm not. No decent person likes to see another humiliated. All of us have our secrets. I don't know what the details of the airport incident are and I really don't care. If he runs for re-election, the people of his state will decide if he should keep his job. I see no reason why he should resign. "

" That's the Difference hasn't been paying very careful attention to elected official's conduct lately. Alberto Gonzalez, Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, Karl Rove, Jack Abramoff, Tom Delay, Mark Foley, David Vitter, among many others all involved in a scandal where the 'law' was broken. The gop members state that they cannot remember details, or state they cannot comment on these investigations. Turn off Faux News Channel and start paying attention. "

" Oh, so what! What he does in the restroom is his business. "

" Republicans can recognize right from wrong (in this case, "the law") and believe in removing somebody who doesn't uphold the law. The Democrats, on the other hand, rally around their law breakers. "

" Why not just kick em all out. Maybe get representatives that will actually give a hoot about saving the rights and freedoms of the American people. The ones in there are too busy taking them away in the name of home security or legallizing things like smoking bans. Run the government and leave our personal rights and choices to us. "

" I think they all need to be kicked out of office. Maybe their replacements will get the message that people don't like what's going on. No more invasion of our right is the name of home securtiy. American's have the right to own firearms. Things like the on going smoking bans are not to be. GOVERNMENT is there to work for ALL of us, not just a few, and is not there to take away our rights or our freedoms "

" Why are Republicans so spineless that they can't support one of their own. Scandals never seem to hurt Democrats. In fact, it makes them more popular and more electable. "

" Where is Tim Johnson and what does he have to say about his colleague from the other chamber ? "