Anti Gay Amendment divides GOPers

When the Senate Republicans threatened to bring up the constitutional amendment to ban same sex marriage many of us on the left said "bring it on", realizing it was a car bomb likely to go off before reaching its target. Well, that appears to be the case;
GOP senators in disarray over gay marriage
They fear proposed amendment will fall short of a majority.

Washington -- Sharp internal divisions sent Senate Republican leaders scrambling behind closed doors Monday to salvage a constitutional amendment to ban same- sex marriage from an embarrassing defeat that could leave it short of even a simple majority.

The disarray broke out just two days before Republican leaders had planned a politically sensitive vote to put senators on record about whether a constitutional amendment should declare that marriage remain the union of one man and one woman.

But instead of a landmark debate, Republicans found themselves filibustering their own amendment to stop it from coming to the floor on Wednesday for a straight up-or-down vote -- out of fear that it might fail to get even 51 votes, much less the 67, or two-thirds majority, required to amend the Constitution.

Republicans apparently were taken by surprise when Democrats, sensing a huge victory, offered to lift their own objections and proceed to direct consideration of the measure.

It's good to know that politically motivated hate can blow up in your face. A majority of Americans don't believe in a constitutional amendment, including many who are opposed to same sex marriage. Rove has to deal with a divided base and it may prove to be impossible to make them all happy. Gee, that sounds like the Democrats.