Toasty

The fear of the "genius" of Rove is so out of line. Bush no longer has control over his own destiny, he is done, finished. Every effort they make is a known joke. The Gay Marriage Amendment will produce three reactions, all bad.

For people like me, who oppose such a stupid piece of legislation, there will be laughter, and the same level of shame we've had for several years. For people who are ambivalent -- just laughter.

And for supporters, Bush's base?

Cynicism:

"I'm going to go and hear what he says, but we already know it is a ruse," said Joe Glover, president of the Family Policy Network, which opposes gay marriage. "We're not buying it. We're going to go and watch the dog-and-pony show, [but] it's too little, too late."

Such comments have raised the prospect that the debate over gay marriage — designed to galvanize one of Bush's most important constituencies, social conservatives — could instead exacerbate the president's political headaches.

They are fucking over.