I just want to add a quick note on Stephen Miller's post. His proposed Liberty Agenda would not only be a proper focus for the Democrats, it would be the more seemly -- and natural -- course for Republicans.
There' s not much that needs saying about The High Price of Being a Gay Couple. It is a flawless diagnosis of a longstanding problem glaringly obvious to anyone who is subject to its unfairness, or is willing to think about it for a minute and a half. Anyone who professes to care about protecting taxpayers - particularly against Democratic excesses - should be able to look at that article and know exactly what needs to be done.
Anyone who was not blinded by hypocrisy.
California's Dan Lungren, for example. He has boldly chosen, not only to support this higher tax burden for homosexuals, but to enshrine it in the U.S. Constitution.
As decent Republicans like David Frum, Steve Schmidt, and even (slowly) John McCain try to figure out a strategy to rescue their party from its absolutists, Lungren is merrily leading the fringe headlong into the 19th Century.
That almost perfect inconsistency between sane fiscal policy and Neanderthal homophobia has now become the hallmark of the Republican party. No wonder the number of people who are willing to take pride in being Republican shrinks by the day.