not as gay, but in support of gay marriage. >> they just alluded to it, there, amy, the speed at which this shift is taking. and i talked to mary bono and connie about this a few minutes ago. what do you think is behind the speed at which it seems to be happen? >> i think we've seen the sort of tipping point. malcolm gladwell has written about this. this tipping point of public opinion. and i do believe it's generational, and i think it started way back during the sexual revolution, has to do with no-fault divorce. for two summers when i was in college, i worked in the king county marriage licensing department. and i can tell you, if we let a lot of those goofballs who walked in there get married, i think a lot of heteros are saying, we should be able to get married too. >> that's a very unique theory, perry bacon. perry, you wrote a piece this week, few democrats now believe that backing gay marriage poses a political risk to them, even