“Why Does Obama Keep Flip-Flopping on Gay Marriage?” by John Cloud was just posted Time.com. I know, I know. Not a lot of love for John Cloud, but in this new piece he pretty much sums up the summer of LGBT people and Obama:
On a sunny Saturday last month, I crashed a fancy brunch on New York’s Fire Island at the swank beachside home of Daniel Cochran and Greg Sutphin, a wealthy gay couple. They served lovely Bloody Marys and a giant spread of eggs and meats and assorted asparagus dishes prepared by a white-coated chef. The brunch was the 31st to be held in Fire Island’s Pines community to raise money for Lambda Legal, the gay movement’s litigation arm. At last year’s brunch, cheers went up virtually every time Barack Obama’s name was uttered. This time, when Lambda executive director Kevin Cathcart began to review the President’s record on gay issues, he was greeted with steely silence.
. . . Obama’s triangulation between left and right has become excruciatingly obvious on this issue, and he’s not quite as deft a politician as Bill Clinton at keeping his left flank at bay. I wouldn’t be surprised if, next summer at the 32nd Fire Island Pines fundraiser for Lambda, I hear booing when the President’s name is mentioned.
Twitter Users: You can also leave a comment using your Twitter account by clicking the button below.