How can I treat you right if I can't give you a job?

Remember that ruling by the Supremes that corporations can spend freely on political campaigns? Some companies may be hesitant to get into the pond and play with the sharks, but others have jumped in. The Minnesota Forward PAC is handing out money to GOP candidates for governor. One of the big donors to MF is the retail chain Target. And here is where it gets interesting. Target has earned a 100% rating from the Human Rights Campaign for the great way it treats its gay employees. Yet the big recipient of MF (and thus Target) money is candidate Tom Emmer, a raging homophobe. Gay commentators are crying foul. They're badgering HRC to change its rating system to include corporate political donations.

MF and Target say a top priority is creating jobs. I get annoyed that such a focus on jobs comes at the expense of human rights, help for the poor, and environmental health. Besides, too many times the call for more jobs is really GOP speak for let us make money without government interference. Some notable gays are starting to call for a boycott of Target and other MF contributors, such as Best Buy. Others wonder if we should go after Target because of so many gay (and progressive) things it supports