[Astronaut]

I participated in an online poll on the KIRO TV web site. The results were 60 - 40 opposed to gay 'marriage' in WA. And this is commie liberal Seattle! Gay 'marriage' is a great issue for the GOP. Let Bawney Fag be the spokesman for the democrats on this. If played correctly, this court be Lurch's "Willie Horton."

[LS]

There is even more to it than that. We've seen recent lawsuits in Utah to re-institute polygamy on the basis of the USSC overturning the Texas case, and there is no legal way to prohibit multiple "wives/husbands" or even marriage to animals if the logic of Lawrence is invoked. Once that becomes clear, the numbers will go much higher than 60/40.

[goldstategop]

Its a cultural issue that hurts the Democrats with moderate Democrats and independents. They can straddle the fence but the actions of the courts and ultra-liberal mayors like San Francisco's Gavin Newsom is pushing them to the fringe. That's not where they want to be if they hope to win the general election in the fall.