Now that Glenn Reynolds has favorably linked Andrew Sullivan's discussion of Barack Obama's betrayal of gay rights, I'm hoping that Andrew will reciprocate (and without one of the snotty asides he usually directs towards Glenn).

I notice that Andrew was surprisingly kind to Carrie Prejean not long ago, even linking Kathryn Jean Lopez's column. Perhaps it is beginning to sink in that if it constitutes "bigotry" to take the same position on gay marriage as Barack Obama, then we have a bigoted president -- and it is outrageously unfair to make a conservative beauty contestant into his whipping boy.

While I realize that Andrew Sullivan is unbudgeable on the gay marriage issue and that I can never change his mind, it does seem worth pointing out again that just as not all opponents of gay marriage are bigots, neither are all of its proponents a bunch of homo-lovin' libruls.

Glenn also noticed that the commenters at Politico "showed limited sympathy for Andrew's plight." In light of some of the more recent comments, that might be understatement, as many excoriate Andrew in viciously personal terms, and make no bones about their disgust with his (and all) homosexuality.

But the commenter who really got my attention was "nonny," who is so fed up with homos that he wants gay marriage legalized -- in order to punish them.

I'm straight and I want Gay Marriage legalized. I want gay couples to be publicly registered with the government. Just like the rest of us. For too long gays have been able to bounce from partner to partner, with none of the special trapped in misery feelings that so many hetro married couples have. I want Gays want to fully experience divorce court with all the life wrecking hell it has to offer. I want gays to think "Wow, your 18 year old son is really hot, but he's not worth my house and half of my remaining life's income." Gays just about never kill their ex-lovers. It's just too easy to dump and move on. I want to change that too. I want gays to share that special feeling of looking across the breakfast table in the morning and knowing that they're trapped for the rest of their lives... Or at least, the rest of their spouse's life... If we're lucky, gays will soon be able to adopt. Then you'll get to share custody battles and child support for other people's kids. You precious darlings have wanted equal treatment for a long time. Looks like you're finally getting it. Welcome to hell. *****es.

Just goes to show you....