Gay Marriage Is The New Abortion

With Republicans buried in scandal and struggling in polls, they resort to one tactic they know will work...

...A cheap, go-nowhere issue that they know will drive their fundamentalist base to the polls anyway.

CNN.com: Frist plans June vote on gay marriage

Do working class Republicans really hate gays so much they will continue to screw themselves over like this? Does an irrational fear of homosexuality truly trump U.S. job loss, healthcare, education costs, environmental issues, domestic debt, or the other big issues? Maybe my brain is configured differently from theirs (in more ways than one), but I just don't get it. Surely, someone in the Democratic party can explain to these working class all across America how they are being used?

Or is that just Stephen Colbert's job?