Earlier this week, during debate over a bill that would provide health insurance to same-sex partners of state employees, state Senator Scott Renfroe, a Greeley Republican and deacon for the Evangelical Free Church of Eaton, blasted homosexuality [2] as "an abomination" akin to murder, sparking outrage among gay and lesbian groups and their allies. Senator Dave Schultheis (pictured), a Colorado Springs Republican, has continued to fan the flames of controversy, speaking in opposition yesterday to a bill that requires pregnant women to be tested for HIV. "This stems from sexual promiscuity for the most part, and I just can't go there," Schultheis said (via the Rocky Mountain News [3]). Many national news outlets and blogs have taken note, including Salon [4], which writes that although "every state has to deal with the occasional stupid, embarrassing elected official now and again," Colorado has more than its fair share. Just a bunch of liberals bashing the GOP? Then explain why even The Denver Post [5] conservative columnist David Harsanyi has written an open letter to Republicans, telling them it is "time to exorcize the crazies."