For sure the bible beaters don't want a gay couple to form a strong family bond and get benefits for their adopted child, or for a pregnant woman with a braindead fetus to be able to safely and legally address the issue.
That would just be wrong Eben and you know it
For those more open minded types they must just be overlooking the obvious...
-Botching Iraq (the UN process, WMDs, troop strength, not equiping the troops, no peace plan) hell they pretty much screwed up everything but the bombing part.
-Painfully slow to adopt homeland security measures. How long was it that the entire dept was underfunded? What percentage of our ports are still not secure? Like 95%.
-Isolating the USA in the International community.
-Pissing off most of the world, and increasing the ability of al Qaida to recruit new members.
-No plan to address the health care crisis.
-A Medicare Drug Plan that provides little help to seniors and pads the pockets of the drug companies.
-An environmental policy that puts more mercury, carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide into my Son's lungs so the Energy industry can make more profit.
-Refusal to aggressively adopt alternative energy measures while oil is at 45 dollars a barrel.
-Tax cuts for the richest Americans while we have to borrow on credit to fund our troops.
-Largest defecit in history.
-Hasn't vetoed a single bill, huge growth in govt spending is completely out of control.
Jesus Eben, I could go on for an hour like this. And this is off the top of my freakin head 
If this is what it means to be a Republican then I gladly revoke my Republican registration.
-spence