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# Posted 2:47 PM by Ariel David Adesnik

GOP GAMBLING HABIT: I don't begrudge Bill Bennett's critics their chance to thrash his just-about-hypocritical gambling habit. In fact, I never liked the guy much myself.

Still, all this criticism does sound sort of petty at a time when there are much more serious issues on the national agenda. Bennett's gambling falls, I think, somewhere below the Gary Condit story on the ladder of importance.

But if you want something to criticize Bennett for, try this: his views on homosexuality are about as sophisticated as Rick Santorum's.

On a related note, Stanely Kurtz isn't happy with the blogosphere's vicious abuse of his sober and reflective thoughts on why homosexuality is a threat to society. In Kurtz's defense, I will say that there really are no signs of hatred or homphobia in his argument. Even so, he can't come up with any arguments to support his points that aren't patently absurd.

What I think this really shows is that there simply is no coherent case to be made for outlawing homosexuality or banning gay marriage. As numerous readers have pointed out, the Supreme Court probably shouldn't strike down sodomy laws by invoking a right to privacy. But not one of those readers actually said that they favor such discriminatory laws. All in all, I have to agree with Andrew Sullivan. Conservative logic supports gay marriage 100%. Only conservative homophobia prevents the GOP from recognizing that.

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