Despite what you have heard, the "gay mafia" holds little sway among the Democrats.
You remember a little bill called the "Defense of Marriage Act?" Remember which President proposed and pushed that puppie through?
Clinton was the biggest fake ever to liberal groups. His charisma garnered him illogical support among the gays and environmentalists even though he continued business as usual to hold down gays with "don't ask, don't tell", DOMA, and then to the enviros with extremely rapid industrial incursion into federal wildlands and ignoring of most other issues.
His last minute federal monument designations were all for show as he knew Bush was going to reverse them all as soon as he got in office. He only did it because he knew it would be bad press for Bush.
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Jeb is up again in 06 I think, and his lack of action here will prove fatal to his reelction campaign. The conservatives will simply stay home.
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Jeb is just screwed no matter what he does. His base stays home if he doesn't act and the 60+% polled who are against him acting further in the Schiavo case will vote him out if he does.
Jebs done unless another issue comes along that he can use to energize them. Maybe someone can smuggle Elian back in....
Meh, scratch that. He's in his awkward teen years by now. Nowhere near as telegenetic.