… they say the dangedest things. From today’s Cary Tennis advice column:

I am a gay man and I help financially support my parents. They say they are registered independents yet are voting Republican for the third straight presidential election, in a swing state no less. This hurts me because, as we all know, the Republicans make discrimination against gays part of their party platform, and use us to drive their base to the polls. My parents make excuses, usually related to fiscal policy, to justify their decision, but it feels like just that, an excuse. My question is, am I justified in cutting off the money?

Imagine: “High, Rush. Since it’s open-line Friday, I thought I’d ask: We’re a straight couple and support our kids in college, but they’re planning to vote for Obama ….”