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I do agree. I am a Barry Goldwater type or if you will, more of a South Park Libertarian/Conservative. Legally, the matter is left to the State or the people themselves, preferably the latter. Really, the matter does not bother me, I have gay friends who gotten married and I wish them well although on a personal level, I prefer traditional marriage. On the other side, no one should be forced to go against their principles, if a baker does not want to make a cake because of their convictions, then they have that right, the same if the situation was reversed. I think the pushing from all side should stop and everyone respects everyone else's convictions and accept that, accept that people have varying opinions and views. No one should be demonized be they religious, gay, whatever.

That said, you're right, these issues are basically yelling "squirrel" in the movie "Up." Even my gay friends think that way (their favorite animal is squirrels, BTW) about it. We need to work to find the common ground, I pretty much have, where we need to focus on the real issues, the economy, foreign affairs, energy policy, the erosion of our freedoms and so on. If we see one mushroom could above one of our cities, or worse, several, I doubt things like who marriages who or what, who is sleeping with whom and what's next on the Kardashians will be so far down on the list, it will not even register.