He should be smiling in last panel too.
I would rather gay marriage exist longer than confederacy. Seems like THAT having a lasting appeal is a better deal than confederacy lasting one day longer.
That being said, I'm not even pro-marriage. I don't mean gay marriage. I mean ALL marriage. The whole thing seems like a scam to make you buy expensive cake.
But I'd rather have people of all backgrounds being happy together, in a tradition I don't believe in, rather than the confederacy existing.