Nice that Obama's done this, but I'm not under any illusions that he did it for any other reason than that we've finally reached a tipping point where more people are for gay marriage than against it. Not by much, but just enough, at least in the view of their party strategists. And they also know that approval for gay marriage is only going to keep rising as the old conservative bigots die off. The only question was when the Democrats came out for gay marriage at the highest levels of the party, not if. Well, they decided it's now. Only question now is whether it was too soon or not.
It wouldn't surprise me if this was designed to encourage more younger voters to make it out to the polls. We all know the turn-out for elections sucks. The more young people the Democrats can lure out of their homes to cast their votes, the more people out there who will be for gay marriage, and hence more votes overall for Obama.
Oh, and consider me a +1 for the idea that bipartisanship sucks, and it's probably the biggest thing wrong with this country right now. Think for yourselves, people, and stop towing your ridiculous party lines.
