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Results
It turns out that President Obama's views on the subject of gay marriage actually have been evolving, to the point where he created a major stir on Tuesday by publicly announcing, "I think same-sex couples should be able to get married."
The Question
How does Obama's "I do" statement strike you?
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MOVING. Whoa -- was that an actual presidential moment? I'd forgotten what taking the moral high ground feels like. Leadership. I like it.
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PANDERING. Playing to the LGBT folk will salve some resentments and open some pocketbooks, but Obama expressing a "personal" view doesn't get any kind of job done. As feel-good moments go, I don't feel that good about it or feel that it does much good.
- C
SUICIDAL. Great idea: pour some gasoline on the flames of fundamentalist passion. Obama's re-election just got way harder in at least seven states. Did Dems not notice that 30 have already gone the NC route and voted "No!" on this issue?
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