Obama's vague gay marriage stance under scrutiny

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I like Obama and will vote for him but, I don't care what his feelings are about things like gay marriage, women's rights, etc. What I expect from him is to leave his personal beliefs out of the equation and arrive at a balanced answer based on what "the people" want.
I have been seeing this attitude in our politicians for a long time and it always bothers me when they say "I".

fedupscot of AZ 9:35PM May 07, 2012

Obama doesn't want to alienate the base of black voters who largely disfavor gay marriage. He can't afford to pander to gays on this one so he lets Biden do the dirty work for him and hopes the LGBT community will buy it. They won't. Nobody likes to be lied to. Gary Johnson is the only presidential candidate on record supporting gay marriage. Now that Gary Johnson has won the nomination with the Libertarian Party, his views will become better known. He will not only be embraced by the LGBT but many, many disaffected DEM's and GOP'rs.

John Balzer of FL 6:13PM May 07, 2012