“not be against civil unions for gays and lesbians, just do not call it marriage.”
What exactly is the difference? Isn’t Hussein Obama for so-called ‘civil unions’ that equal marriage? The whole thing seems like a snow job to me. Either way, they want some extremely rare sexual practice to be legally recognized and protected. That is insane.
Obama votes present on this issue because if he came out on one side or the other, it would immediately alienate a voting bloc.
This is one of the few issues Obama is pragmatic about but his pragmatism is limited to political expediency.