This is not your father's GOP

Straying from the policies espoused by his party's standard bearer, Republican California Governor Schwarzenegger yesterday signed a bill to require "insurance companies to offer coverage to registered domestic partners" just as they would to married couples. Under current California law, domestic partners are required to be covered, but are treated as dependents, not spouses.

BoifromTroy notes that it's only the first in a series of three gay rights bills expected to be signed by the Governor over the next few days, marking a strong vindication for his endorsers at the Log Cabin Republicans (whose past choices have led them down a briar path). Schwarzenegger continues to epitomize the progressive future of the Republican Party - and Log Cabin deserves kudos for keeping the faith.