The L.A. Times takes note of the DOMA disaster and the apparently lame attempt to stem the anger over it:
In part: "The
between Obama and gay rights activists appears to be growing. True, the
current federal lawsuits against the marriage act and Proposition 8
fail to recognize that a hasty march can be damaging to gay rights. The
current composition of the U.S. Supreme Court makes it highly unlikely
that such lawsuits will succeed, and adverse decisions could set the
same-sex marriage movement back by years. From an ideological
viewpoint, gays and lesbians are entitled to their rights now. But
well-planned timing gives them the best chance of securing those rights
soon. Obama, though, has shown a dishearteningly pragmatic willingness
to allow the issue of gay rights to languish. The many Americans who
support these rights expect better of him."
