Log Cabin under Democratic control?

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Oh gracious! Say it's not so!

From Washington Blade:

The amount of money that the Gill Action Fund has contributed to the Log Cabin Republicans — about one-third of its total budget in some years — is raising questions about Democratic influence over the GOP organization and its search for a new president.

Tim Gill, founder and chair of Gill Action, is widely known for funding the campaigns of pro-gay politicians, many of them Democrats. He’s a wealthy entrepreneur and founder of Quark who has donated tens of thousands of dollars to various Democratic causes and candidates, including to the campaigns of Sens. John Kerry, John Edwards and Chris Dodd, as well as New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson. Gill is viewed as publicity shy, but made a rare public appearance at last year’s Democratic National Convention in Denver where he lives.

Sources familiar with Log Cabin, who spoke to the Blade on the condition of anonymity, said Gill Action’s contributions last year comprised $250,000 of Log Cabin’s $750,000 budget. The sources said in 2007, Gill Action’s donations constituted a similar percentage of Log Cabin’s budget.

One source described Gill as “the largest single contributor to Log Cabin.” But another source expected that the amount of money that Gill Action donates to Log Cabin this year would be somewhat less because one of the big contributions made in 2008 — around $75,000 — was intended to help the organization maintain a presence at the Republican National Convention.

http://www.washblade.com/2009/2-27/news/national/14155.cfm