I can and I did. ...you refuse to back off of it so you now own it, you are claiming that 8% of the military are homosexuals...
Why would I back off? I'm claiming that its plausible. I do not know what the actual percentages are but I believed what I had read and still believe that that's probably close to the number. Though I am willing to check out the studies and surveys that you've discussed. None of this topic of homosexuality is important to me though. I think the focus that SoCons have on gay issues, rather than limited government issues, isn't particulary helpful to the conservative cause. Tell me, do you honestly care more about being an anti-homosexual crusader rather than a crusader for less government spending and less socialistic policies that are generated out of congress. Because voters with gay and lesbian family members that may lean conservative might be turned off by the crusading.