I agree with a modified version of Jonah’s thesis–my version: Gay marriage is close to inevitable. I also agree with Stanley that Andrew Sullivan’s habit of describing opponents of gay marriage as belonging to the “far Right” is annoying: That makes, what, 65 percent of the country far-right? I think Jonah draws a slightly wrong lesson from the Santorum controversy, which actually suggests that Jonah’s version of the thesis is a bit premature. Gay activists, and at least some gay-conservative polemicists, thought what he said was equivalent to what Trent Lott said. They wanted Santorum to be forced out of the Republican leadership. It didn’t happen. Santorum hasn’t even suffered in the polls at home. Ten years ago, Santorum’s comments would not have aroused even the controversy they did. So we’re closer to the destination to which Jonah is pointing. But gays haven’t “won” just yet.