Whoa! This post is like Cheney's office. It's not a part of anything, anymore.
Shitload more people there, too.
Bottom line: The "middle Merkin Values Voter" is nowhere near as numerous or powerful as the political consultant class would have some believe. That's why Terri Schiavo bit the GOP on the ass. The Majority of Americans are pro-choice. A lot more Americans are amenable to gay marriage than the positions of the big parties let on. And even if the issue of gay marriage doesn't "play in Peoria", it's the right thing to do.
This, among other reasons, is why:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discu... If you don't like Gay Marriage, don't have one. But if two gay or lesbian citizens want to get married, it's not anyone else's business. They should have the same right to marry as everyone else. There is no "wrong time" to do what's right.