Based off of your first paragraph I can conclude that satire escapes you. For someone who enjoys portraying themself as intelligent by using elite language I'm surprised you missed it. Actually, (snicker) I'm not.

Your second paragraph hints that you missed the point of the OPs post as well as my response. He and I reference the idea that rather than bring up the truely difficult positions of budget and foreign policy reform, they would rather argue about gay rights and abortion which takes no intelligence whatsoever. One must merely follow your party line so that the reds stay elected in red states and blues in blue. An intelligent caring person would point out that a gay couple getting married does not threaten anyone elses right to life, liberty, or the persuit of happiness and that your religious beliefs will not be imposed on someone else who doesent share them. The only real sticky point i could come up with this is the subject of gay parents adopting. I say this not because they would be bad parents because they are gay but unless things have really changed alot of these adopted children would be tormented in school ect. That is something I would need to do some real research on before making a decision. Who knows maybe children are more accepting of this these days.

Third paragraph. It's not a wall of text, its two lines. Also its where the satire part really comes in. Perhaps you were just too intelligent to dumb yourself down to get it.

Fourth: High Horse riding bullshit. No need to prove it because it was, as stated perviously, satire.