The whole world is talking about gay marriage. Really. If we cats were teabaggers or right-wing evangelicals, we'd be tearing our hair out, despairing of ever being able to get away.
But despite the enduring national conversation, aside from Senator Rob Portman, no Republican voices are being raised. Since Portman announced his support for marriage equality, only Democratic Senators have done the same. No Republicans have followed him. In fact, the GOP has been deathly silent all week.
You know what that means? That Portman has no influence in his party — none. Portman, the guy who was almost nominated for Vice President, can't bring a single Republican colleague along with him on what, as the GOP "autopsy" revealed, is a survival issue for the party.
It's amazing and interesting, and the pundits who are mindlessly parroting the words "Portman effect" aren't talking about it. But we cats still PURR.
UPDATE: We cats just browsed a few gay-rights-related comment threads on Free Republic. Did we say, tearing their hair out? It only took us a few minutes to find this: "I’m getting so damn sick and tired of gay this, gay that, and gay everything." Poor Freeps. Our liberal hearts bleed for them.
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