If only Gov. Perry had self-control he thinks gays lack

Texas Gov. Rick Perry had another "oops" moment last week when he compared being gay to being an alcoholic. It's all a matter of self-control, he said. Oh, and he said it in front of a San Francisco audience during a business recruiting trip.
Yeah, Gov, and blue eyes are a matter of self-control too.

 Gov. Rick Perry at the Iowa State Fair

But Perry is not one to miss a chance to double down on stupid remarks. Or perhaps just throw some red meat toward the Texas Republican Party that recently adopted a platform recognizing "reparative therapy" for gays. By the way, that "therapy" has been discouraged by the American Medical Association and outright banned by California and New Jersey (If Texas Republicans think "reparative therapy" can turn gays into straights, it follows that they must believe that the therapy can be crafted so that straights go gay. Somebody should ask).
Monday, Perry was on CNBC's "Squawk Box" where he was dismissive about the ire generated by his remarks before the Commonwealth Club of California.
"I understand," he said. "People have different opinions about that."
To Perry, being gay is a "lifestyle" -- perhaps, like being left-handed? -- that he said he does not "condone" nor "condemn."
And he insisted the issue of gay marriage is a states' rights issue (feel free to conjure your own code language here).
"Texas has made the decision on that already by a vote of over 75 percent," Perry said. "They said that marriage is between one man and one woman. And I respect that. And I respect whatever they want to do in California and New York."
Sure you do, governor. Intolerance and inequality are OK in Perry's world as long as supported by a majority vote.