There is a stand up Portman today but his name isn't Rob, it's Will

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Two years ago Will took a risk. It is a risk many gay people wind up taking, for a variety of reasons. I have no idea why Will told his dad he was gay. But by doing so he risked his dad rejecting him outright. Both the famous and the not so famous have rejected their gay kids. Be it Randal Terry and Peter Knight or just some anonymous right wing couple, rejection is far from unknown. Will took a very real risk that his family would tell him, you are no longer worthy of love, you aren't the son we knew. Thankfully, for him, and for us, instead his dad had something of a change on marriage equality. He apparently doesn't want the SCOTUS to do anything for us in that regard, he won't campaign for it if it is on Ohio's ballot, but he says he supports it so that is something.

Yes, Senator Portman did the right thing after 2 years. He is far better than the likes of Peter Knight, Randal Terry, and Phyllis Schaffley. But he hardly deserves a medal. If there is a medal to be handed out to a Portman, let it go to Will, he is the one who deserves it.

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1. kick

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2. kick

[DevonRex]

3. Because of Will maybe

Senator Portman will learn be a better person. Will was the braver of the two, and showed his father by example what it means to be a man. Who knows? Perhaps his father's politics will mature as well.

I've often thought of Republicanism as a childish way of looking at the world. Republicans don't play well with others, tend to be bullies, don't share, are selfish. Far too shallow, simplistic and uncaring about others.

Is it possible that Will could have sparked something bigger than just the small change in his father? If it means a more serious conversation just in Ohio, that would still be a really big thing.

[Rowdyboy]

4. His dad is the only republican senator who backs equality. Says a lot about Republicn senators and

his dad. Don't get me wrong. I still think Rob Portman is a pathetic excuse for a human being but he evidently has a heart. Maybe not much of one, but he has a heart.

[JI7]

5. maybe he is like Dick Cheney

[Rowdyboy]

6. Rob Portman like Dick Cheney? Why thats like comparing pancakes to flapjacks....

How absurd!

[DevonRex]

8. May I

borrow that witticism from time to time?

[Rowdyboy]

9. Feel free my friend....Its the least I can do for a "fellow travelor"

[Freddie]

7. Rob Portman is just a typical Republican

No empathy for others unless the issue affects them personally.
Can't afford health insurance or can't even get it due to a pre-existing condition? Too bad, just go to the ER and drown in debt (there's always bankruptcy!) or feel free to die in the street. Should have thought of these things before you took a job in that industry/didn't go to college/got divorced/started smoking/etc. Wait! Then YOU get cancer and your employer goes out of business, where's my Medicaid?!