Well, Well, Looks Like I Was Wrong

I wasn't wrong that Aravosis' argument was full of shit, that's for damn sure. But I was demonstrably wrong in thinking that all of this agitating would have no positive effect.

P.R. exec Hillary Rosen, plugged in on gay rights issues, told me just now that President Obama will use tonight's presidential memorandum extending federal benefits to reassert his broader support for gay rights, repeating his support for repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and pushing Congress to back legislation offering more substantial benefits, like health care, to same-sex partners.

"They're demonstrating that they're going on the benefits side as far as they can administratively and laying a path for congress to follow. The things that they're announcing will actually help people," she said. "He's saying these families matter."

[Ben Smith]

If I may be allowed to indulge in a bit of dick-headed "I told you so," I would pose the question: Do you still think that Obama sees your homosexual relationship as being equivalent to incest and pederasty? Or rather, is he actually a sincere advocate of gay rights who takes his GLBT supporters seriously?

Or, do you think that he's still wishy-washy, and he only supports gay rights when it is expedient? Difficulty: Wishy-washy doesn't square with all of the fireball rhetoric that's been flying around. He either hates your gay guts or he doesn't.