re: #227 iossarian

OK, let me rephrase that to include the sub-clause that a “fiscal conservative” who will vote for a homophobe because he thinks he’ll get a tax cut is a special kind of shitbag not covered by the main “not 100% serious” clause.

I think you are way off base here. Asking a fiscal conservative 60 year old man - who may not know or socialize with any (out) gay people and who is on the verge of retirement - to vote on the issue of gay marriage rather than on the issue of whether his capital gains income (which may end up being 100% of his income in a year or so) should be taxed at 15%, 25% or 50% is truly confused and short sighted. I don’t think it makes that person a shitbag. Right or wrong is a discussion you can have. Shitbag?