"The base is with Santorum, the White House is with Santorum, and this is gender, not race," said a GOP aide. "The reason Lott lost is because those three factors were moving the other way, against him"

from white house defends santorum. not that you'd expect any better from bush, but still. besides, "gender, not race"? homosexuality = gender? since when?
sad:

Francis said that was good politics, adding: "Swing voters want a very moderate approach to the whole issue of gay assimilation into mainstream America."

i'm underutilized. everyone else is overstressed. not an ultimate combination. i'll all right though. with movies, with pleasure reading, with catch-up history reading (see, it's not all fun and games), i'll get through it.