Roger,

I am not a gay man and I know that you are sometimes troubled by the Republican platform that “appears” to restrict gay rights. Before I run off at the mouth, may I say that I am glad, scratch that, proud that you are a Republican? Thank you for supporting the conservative agenda.

Please be aware that we must win 51% of the electoral vote. If I believe that Martians speak to me every night, and 51% of the electorate then concludes that I am unfit to represent them, I face the distastful choice of letting someone else represent me and my fellow martians, or, I can perhaps pick a team that will win, and give me and my fellow martians most of our immportant objectives and hopefully, a chance to win over the biased ones at a later date. I recognize that getting 51% to agree on anything (especially sex) is impossible.

Please hang in there Roger, this is a conflict that you will not lose.