He sent large sums to the RNC, who sent him, in return, such absurdities as a copy of a photograph of Poppy and Barbara Bush dancing together. I thought it insulting that he contributed generously and received not so much as a phone call. But did he take issue with the conspicuous lack of generosity on the part of the RNC? Myself, I would have been outraged. An invitation to a dinner? Something! But no, he got bupkis and a cheap glossy for his loyalty. Even the signature was a reproduction.

So tacky!

For his part, he ran out to a framer and had the 2 bit (if that) pic lovingly framed.

Along with his death-wish, he had a deep reverence for forcefully dominant males who tended to elbow their way past the social courtesies which make civilization possible. My friend’s friends tried to wake him up, but his resistance to rescue was one of his most sterling qualities.

What little I know of Log Cabin Republicans I observed in my friend. Otherwise, I have little sympathy for those who ask for bad treatment.

“Because our children’s future is best preserved within the traditional understanding of marriage, we call for a constitutional amendment that fully protects marriage as a union of a man and a woman, so that judges cannot make other arrangements equivalent to it. In the absence of a national amendment, we support the right of the people of the various states to affirm traditional marriage through state initiatives… Republicans have been at the forefront of protecting traditional marriage laws, both in the states and in Congress. A Republican Congress enacted the Defense of Marriage Act, affirming the right of states not to recognize same-sex “marriages” licensed in other states. Unbelievably, the Democratic Party has now pledged to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, which would subject every state to the redefinition of marriage by a judge without ever allowing the people to vote on the matter. We also urge Congress to use its Article III, Section 2 power to prevent activist federal judges from imposing upon the rest of the nation the judicial activism in Massachusetts and California. We also encourage states to review their marriage and divorce laws in order to strengthen marriage.

NOM’s pledge also requires signatories to put the existing marriage rights of gay and lesbian families in Washington, D.C., up to a popular vote, in other words, vote to overturn the laws already made in the few states that allow same-sex marriage.