Could this be the product of a Gay Kissinger?
For a straight guy, I know about a zillion queers. I guess my opinion is biased, due to the fact that I have so many positive friendships with homosexuals. And those are only the gay people willing to be "out". No one ever knows for sure...
I think you can tell a lot about someone by their sexual preference. If you think ONE is "a lot", that is. If you know someones sexual orientation you know just that, who they want to "have sex with". That's all. Gay people come in all sizes, shapes, and outlooks, just like real people(a joke, I promise).
So it's with a sympathetic, but dubious eye that I view the whole "gay marriage" issue and resulting stakes game now being played out in Washington.
I'm so old that I remember when all men were created equal. Not- "all straight men are created better, you fags can just settle for ass sex." I mean, I suppose I understand conservatives being so fucking afraid of queers that whatever you want to do them is fine, so I guess their agenda is a little different that mine.

Here's my point. With all the attention given to it, it's easy to see the gay influence on Washington. Our capital would be an alright place to be gay, I'd bet. I mean, it's probably the only place in the world that any average citizen would have so many secrets in their life, that being gay could just be another. It seems to be a city where people talk all day, and never expose any personal information about themselves. It's a town of secrets.
So- a gay person could show up every day, do their job right, and if you work in certain buildings, people just aren't allowed to ask too many questions, "national security" and all that. So- secrets could be kept in the closet (I couldn't resist!)
So my crackpot theory is this:
An advisor to the conservatives suggests "gay marriage" to the party as a strategy. This advisor could know the desires of "Gay America" firsthand, so to speak. This advisor could think, in their heart of hearts, that all the attention will serve a double-duty.
One- eventually gays will win "equality"(which if you believe in America, they should already have).
Two- it will drive a perfect wedge between democrats, and let the conservatives mobilize their base. (duh!)

So while it would seem like a win-win situation to the advisor, it'll be catastrophic for the rest of us, gay and straight. It could help Bush win the election.
Yep, someone could be playing both side of the issue, just like Kissinger did years ago. And like years ago, while each side is prepping for "battle" and declaring their intents to destroy each other, quietly and behind the scenes, someone works to keep the "problem" going. After all, it's just expedient politics, and history proves the strategy works, time and time again.And for a country sending, oh, 7000 or so more troops to fight a war, "gay marriage" and "who's getting outed" sure seems like the wrong thing to be fighting about.