While people are going after Focus on the Family for its astroturfing, it’s worth pointing toward similar behavior from pro-gay groups, in this case: Human Rights Campaign.

HRC’s campaign, however, is aimed at senators, which makes it a bit less offensive — at least to me, as someone who has edited a letters to the editor section. There’s little more annoying, or more pointless, than mass spamming of newspapers. It takes about 2 minutes to figure out a campaign is underway, and then you just don’t run those letters.

At least HRC’s campaign is aimed at sending letters to senators from their constituents.

UPDATE (5/31): Andrew Sullivan notices.