Seems to me that Bush's strategy of appealing to the Catholic center is paying off. Bush's positioning sets him up nicely for the General Election. Otoh, poor Kerry; he was the fair-haired boy. Now it appears that he's going to lose his ass to Howard Dean. And he's going to lose his ass to Howard Dean because Dean is more convincing as a Lefty.
Primary voters, who are screaming lefties or committed Democrats, are much more likely to vote for someone who approves of Gay unions than a squishy liberal like Kerry. Dean is a committed Liberal who is taking advantage of the Left's hatred of Bush and combining it with the Left's belief in The Radiant Future. Gay Marriage is part of that belief.
Which is fine by me, as Gay Marriage is all set to become a wedge issue, with Bush putting himself squarely in the center of American, and Catholic, understanding of what marriage is supposed to be. Kerry is ticked off because Il Papa has just laid out where Catholics should stand as a matter of faith.
John Kerry, Apostate.
Be Seeing You,
Chris