When Republicans are better than Democrats on gay rights, the Democratic Party had better take notice

Governor Schwarzenegger in California has just announced that he won't be defending Prop 8, the anti-gay measure that repealed same-sex marriages in that state, in federal court. Compare that profile in courage to our own White House, with the loyal assistance of formerly gay Congressman Barney Frank, who together now claim that elected officials who oppose anti-gay legislation in court are no better than lawless Republicans, and that the only way to be better than the Republicans is to out-anti-gay them.

All snark aside, it's a sad day in America, and a dangerous day for the Democratic party, when Republicans are better than Democrats - and straight people are better than gay people - on defending gay civil rights. But kudos to Arnold. Sometimes it takes an immigrant to show us what an real American is.