Texas Rep. Ralph Hall at LGBT Pride reception on Capitol Hill (photo by @JustinCSnow)
I think it was Rick Santorum who warned us about
this:
Maybe it’s not so hard to teach an old dog new tricks.
At least, that’s what some were thinking after Texas Rep. Ralph Hall showed up at an LGBT event for the Victory Fund last week, as the Rockwall Republican sipped his drink and made polite conversation.
Of course, that was before the he realized he was at the wrong event. As it turns out, Hall and his staffers were under the impression that they were attending an event for a fellow congressman, an event scheduled for that same day. After being welcomed into the event and offered refreshments, Hall inquired about the congressman whom he was there to support. After being told that he was indeed in the wrong place, the longtime conservative quickly left the premises — that is, as quickly as a 90-year-old can physically leave a premises.
And in news sure to shock the Santorums of the world, despite having shared a drink with a bunch of equality-loving gays and lesbians, he left as the same anti-LGBT congressman as when he arrived. Unfortunately.