it happened with the last congress on the repeal of don t ask don t tell. there were not anecdotal stories where staff members, chief of staff, legislative director did talk to their bosses. this is certainly not going away. polling reflects that, not just the general electorate but my side of the aisle among republicans. more and more republicans do support, not just support, but actually support some sort of status. i agree. you re a good guy but how do you stop the bad guyes. people like under karl rove who go to black clergy men and use this tore electoral votes. how do you stop people from exploiting bigotry? well there s two tracks. the principle track which is do the right thing. the right thing is, don t stand in the way of people. as good conservatives, don t heed upon one s liberty.