Andrew Sullivan - a top-tier blogger who happens to be a conservative pro-Obama British gay man - takes note of Gordon Smith's latest ad, and nods approvingly: A faithful Mormon and a real conservative, Gordon Smith runs an ad touting his inclusiveness. I'd like to vouch for him, especially on gay and HIV issues. He's one of the good guys. Sorry, Andrew, you're a great blogger - but out here in Oregon, we know the truth: While Gordon Smith's hate-crimes proposal is generally favored by liberals, he has been 1) utterly ineffective in getting it passed, and 2) alternately dismissive... ...