In Some Alternate Reality Much Better than This One, Tom Campbell Is Head of the California Republican Party

And Tom Campbell comes out opposed to proposition 8:

Andrew Sullivan: The Republican Case For Marriage Equality: Tom Campbell, a Republican and former five-term U.S. Congressman, makes the case:

Republicans believe deeply that government should be limited. Government has no business making distinctions between people based on their personal lives. That's why, as a Californian and a Republican who has held elective office at the federal and state levels, I will be voting No on Proposition 8.

Same-sex couples already exist, so do different-sex couples. Californians in these relationships are our firefighters, nurses, police officers, and small business owners. They pay taxes and contribute to our economy and our society. Californians come in different shapes and sizes; that's what's made our state great. If two people want to make their relationship more stable, and commit more deeply to each other, that can only be good for California. That's true whether the couple is gay or straight.

Comments

[Zeno]

Tom Campbell is tolerated (just barely) in the California Republican Party because he has occasionally been able to win elections in districts that "real" Republicans can't touch. He is, however, ideologically impure and I'm sure many would like to punish him for his uncleanliness. They probably make him wear sackcloth and ring a bell at Republican Party conventions.

[ogmb]

Why oh Why is Tom Campbell still a member of the Republican Party?

[trotsky]

Tom Campbell is my all-time favorite Republican. His association with the Schwarzenegger administration gave me hope.

What's he doing these days anyway?