Obama DOMA Bummer
Many gay activists are unhappy with President Obama, especially after his Justice Department defended the Defense Of Marriage Act.
A few comments.
1) What did you expect? Wasn't this his general position before he took office?
2) I don't think Obama is losing too much sleep over gay groups getting mad at him, since, even if they represented a lot of voters, they have nowhere else to go. (I mean activists--plenty of gays who care more about other issues, like the economy, may vote Republican.) Still, he wants their money and so will throw a sop at them every now and then, just not this.
3) I used to agree with a lot of people in thinking Obama doesn't really believe this position, but now I wonder. Anyway, if he really doesn't believe what he's doing, it sure should tell those who oppose his actions how unpopular their politics are.
posted by LAGuy @ 12:19 AM
2 Comments:
This was an easy call politically. Obama may be figuring he'll be in office long enough to see things change so he can change his position.
Precisely. Federal gay rights legislation is very much a second-term priority, after there are a majority of states that have already allowed it. That way he can sell it as complying with the will of the majority of the nation, and also not have to worry about getting hammered with it in swing states during an election.
Or at least that's what the optimist in me hopes.
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