[Howlin]

their places will be taken by true conservatives.

And exactly where are all these "true" conservatives hiding right now?

[grey_whiskers]

Fear of anti-gay "hate crimes" for standing up for their political beliefs in certain political circles.

Washington is far to the left of most of the red states, just as is the MSM.

E.g. would any politician of any stripe whatsoever be able to make the remarks about gays that Howard Dean made about Christians, without being expelled immediately from the political debate?