“beyond cutting-edge”

New Republican National Committee President Michael Steele said recently, “[W]e need to uptick our image with everyone, including one-armed midgets.”

Everyone, it seems, but gays.

GALLAGHER: Is this a time when Republicans ought to consider some sort of alternative to redefining marriage and maybe in the road, down the road to civil unions. Do you favor civil unions?

STEELE: No, no no. What would we do that for? What are you, crazy? No. Why would we backslide on a core, founding value of this country? I mean this isn’t something that you just kind of like, “Oh well, today I feel, you know, loosey-goosey on marriage.” [...]

A Republican, allowing states to make a decision without federal interference? That is crazy.