What an idiot.

Whether they decide to recommend or not recommend a vote for Romney isn’t really going to have an impact on the 30% or so of our community who will make that decision on their own. It certainly won’t influence Obama supporters.

Most people have already made up their minds.

If Gary Johnson had a chance of winning the Presidential Election, you might have a case. But he doesn’t. He’s not going to be in the debates. Most people people don’t even know who he is. I’m not going to throw my vote away on someone like that. It’s either going to be Romney or Obama, and a Romney Presidency scares the crap out of me, especially considering what sorts of people he would appoint to the Supreme Court.

As for LCR, it’s up to them. But because Romney–unlike John McCain four years ago–has chosen to endorse the federal marriage amendment, Romney himself has created a “red line” for LCR. If they endorse Romney under these circumstances, they will have chosen to forfeit their standing in the gay community.

There is no proposition more fundamental in our community that this one: We do not endorse anyone who supports amending the U.S. Constitution to render us second-class citizens forever. PLENTY OF US who are Democrats have refused to support Democrats who have endorsed that contemptible piece of bigotry. And PLENTY OF US who are Democrats have ignored private winks and nods intimating that maybe they don’t really mean it. There can be NO ambiguity on the federal marriage amendment. Period.

LCR endorses at its own peril.

One thing that is clear and that is it will be a personal failure for Cooper if the LCR Board does not endorse. Clarke has gone all in with Reince Preibus and the RNC. He longs to be a part of the club and he has shown that there is little that he won’t say or do to curry their favor. An LCR endorsement means little to Romney chances for election, but it means everything to Cooper’s credibility and his being seen as a player and the viability of his career in the political arena. I wouldn’t be surprised if Cooper pulls out the “I will resign” card if LCR’s Board fails to endorse. They are terrified of being without an ED again, even if some LCR members are privately not enamored with Cooper.

Cooper will try to convince the Board that they have no choice but to hold their nose and do it. He will make the argument that if Romney wins and LCR didn’t stand with him then they will be nobodies. Clarke will argue that if Romney loses, LCR is no worse off since at least LCR can show that they are good soldiers willing to stand in the face of adversity for their belief in republican principals. Cooper has already shown himself to be unconcerned about his standing in the LGBT community. Has he dragged the entire LCR Board down to his level. They seem to have a very strange agenda of desiring to sit at the table regardless of what is being served.

Perhaps as you say Kevin, the LCR Board is a well meaning group of people. It will be interesting to see what happens this week. Hopefully they will find their integrity and Cooper will find his way to a corner to pout. He, Ric Grennell and Ken Mehlman can commiserate over a glass of wine how nobody in the gay community appreciates their genius.