Colorado: Romney's Comeback State?

[Holmes]

I'm a homo and no matter what the dems could tell me about marriage my vote would go to Romney/Ryan this cycle. Once gay marriage is legal in the whole country dems wouldn't be able to keep the homo voting bloc, which is why they will never act on it

Right. Just like the "homo" vote in our native Canada migrated en masse to the Tories after same-sex marriage here was passed years ago, n'est-ce-pas? Just because you want so desperately for a right-wing politician to win, don't think other "homos" would be as enthusiastic as you to do so.

Actually, it's sad, really. "Homos" like Orion0 suffer from this pathetic Stockholm Syndrome. "We need a job first so we can then marry"? Barf. And just because a country has same-sex marriage, don't act like all gay issues are now resolved and it's "homos" would now love to vote for right-wingers. Health issues (AIDS, sexual diseases, health care for seniors with no children or spouse), homelessness (especially among youth), international affairs (gay refugees, binational couples, gay immigrants)... they won't deliver on that. They don't care. And just because you don't care, and you clearly don't, don't talk about "homos" like they're a big uniform bloc.

Homocons will always be there to kiss the boots that step on them.

[Holmes]

You sure typed a lot yet said a lot of nothing. You still didn't address my point that same-sex marriage isn't the only issue gay issue that gay men and women care about, and that right-wing politicians wouldn't deliver on them. And did I ever say we're a voting bloc? Just because in the US, not voting for a right-wing party means voting for the Democrats most of the time, doesn't make it true in most other countries. (Left wing noggin... I like that. Even Earl says I'm not that left-wing sometimes!)

If I recall, you were the one who brought up that you're not supporting Obama because same-sex marriage isn't a big issue this election, and other gay voters should follow suit. You basically perpetuated the stereotype that gay voters only care about same-sex marriage (and Obama can't deliver), and you doubled down in your next post too. I don't care if gay voters want to vote for fiscally conservative politicians, but in the US and Canada, voting for Republicans and Tories is detrimental. Unless they come out and say, "we know it's not in the best interest of the gay community, but we're voting our pocketbook",  I can't respect homocons.