GOP uses gay-baiting tactics to fire up their base.

Republican charges of a San Francisco "homosexual agenda'' and allegations that a liberal "San Francisco majority'' in Congress would endanger the nation have emerged as themes in the final two weeks of the Nov. 7 midterm election campaign.

The latest salvos are variations on a constant GOP refrain this year, tied to the prospect that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a "San Francisco liberal,'' would become speaker if Democrats make at least a 15-seat gain in the midterm elections.

Using shared hate to inspire your fellow Republicans is just about the slimiest of all tactics. We always hear how the Republicans are for morality and values, and yet they are the first ones to use racism and homophobia to degrade a political opponent.

It certainly will not take much for the Democrats to demonstrate themselves to be the real party with ethics now does it?

If you have not registered to vote do so now. We need every person with an ounce of common sense to go to the polls and help us get our country back. Even if you think your vote will not change anything remember how few votes determined the Presidential election of 2000 and 2004. I believe that more of these Republican Senators and House members are in danger then we have been led to believe.