The interesting thing here is that Karl is a republican. More and more conservatives are switching over in support of gay rights. They see how ridiculous, and out of the times they were.
Being a Republican is not being a "conservative". Being a rich dude who votes with the big money isn't being a "liberal" either.
Partisanship has little to do with principle. One Brow and George Bush ride in the same boat probably for the same reason. It's where their money comes from. Being totally vested in "progress" and paid for either pretending to be principled is what little people do sometimes. Being filthy rich and pretending to be OK with elite management of a city, state, nation or "The World" is pretty cool but has little to do with believing anything.
Being a chump who is on the prowl for any kind of remote put-down you can stick to "conservatives" is just stupid.