U.S. Senator Sam Brownback fashions himself an enlightened man of the world. He has worked to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa, criticized the U.S. for not doing more to stop the genocide in Sudan and apologized in the Knesset for Christians' historical mistreatment of Jews.
Yet Brownback's been slow to react to legislation proposed in Uganda that would allow "aggravated homosexuality" to be punished by death. The bill also proposes prison sentences for people who fail to report homosexual activity to police.
Brownback is being watched by human-rights groups because of his involvement in the Family, the secretive society of Scripture-armed Washington power brokers. The author of the anti-gay legislation in Uganda, David Bahati, has deep connections with the Family.
On Monday, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow discussed prominent Family members' response to the legislation. Some have issued statements opposing the bill.
Brownback, meanwhile, kept his head in the sand. His "no comment" comes at the end of the piece.
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