You have to do it all the time. Salicco is indeed supported vocally by the majority of Dolphin Club board members. But even some who support him concede that better judgment was called for in light of Salicco's own political aspirations. Maybe he should have just done it on, 'William Salicco for Commissioner,' or whatever. But I think deep, deep down, his heart was in the right place.
People do make mistakes.
Watchers of gay politics also see electoral maneuvering in Salicco's newfound enthusiasm for women's equality. In 1997 Salicco opposed an amendment to the Dolphin Club's bylaws that would have mandated that the president and vice president positions be split between a man and a woman. The measure was defeated, but not before several prominent female members quit in disgust over what they felt was an organization run by a white male clique. Bill Salicco has publicly stated he's opposed to affirmative action, that everybody needs to earn their own way. And Bill Salicco was adamantly opposed to gender parity in the Dolphins.