The most pro-gay president in history

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28. Except his record here in Illinois suggests otherwise

And too I know some Illinois State Senators who know him very well. He has a well earned reputation for being thoughtful and contemplative.

I am not suggesting here that I think this particular strategy, if it was a strategy, was correct. Personally I see no good reason for a Democrat to not just come out and be four square in favor of gay marriage, but then I'm not a politician and never every aspire to be one. And too I am of the opinion that there is no appealing to or negotiating with "conservatives" by which I mean the radical right, so insofar as he may have been working that angle I am inclined to disagree with him. On the other hand, in the longer run, I am not so sure that trying to show some "reasonableness" will not pay some dividends.

I doubt he's posturing to gain support. As you said, there is really nowhere else to go. However I will say that I am a little troubled by the idea that gays and lesbians can be used as a political football.

But still compare him to "conservatives". At least President Obama has come out with the correct conclusion, albeit a few years too late. "Conservatives" by contrast are not expanding civil rights, but rather they're busy trying to roll back everyone to the 1950s.

How's that for a contrast?