Mike Huckabee throws tantrum over lgbt marriage equality victories

Editor's note - Due to the marriage equality rally at the South Carolina State House at noon today, there will be no midday news briefs post

Other than Reince Preibus, Republicans have, for the most part,  been intelligently silent on the  recent marriage equality victories enjoyed by the lgbt community. My guess is that they are attempting to play it cool. Some pundits and experts are claiming that they have a good shot to win the Senate in this upcoming election so they are probably not trying to create a controversy. Unfortunately, for "evangelical Republicans," such as Mike Huckabee, that's not a course of action they agree with. Yesterday, Huckabee had a full bodied tantrum, even invoking the standard right-wing threat of leaving the Republican Party when they can't get their way:

Bakery vs. gays is not just about cakes

It's sad how lazy people are when it comes to the case of the bakery in trouble for refusing to bake a wedding cake for a lesbian couple.

It's not about a business having a First Amendment right nor is it about a lesbian couple refusing to take their business elsewhere.

It's about basic fairness. A secular business should not be allowed to use the "religious liberty" card to discriminate. 

The folks at the progressive show, The Young Turks, puts it better than I can: