The Inevitability of Gay Marriage

Something is up with this White House and gay marriage.

First, President Obama goes on a huge segue about gay marriage during his press conference this week. He responded as part of a question on the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” that secondarily addressed the issue of gay marriage. He really went at it, when he could have glossed over the second part of the question.

He personalized the question tremendously in stating that his views on the issue were evolving, almost assuming the average person could relate to him because they were presently engaging in the same type of thinking.

With respect to the issue of whether gays and lesbians should be able to get married, I've spoken about this recently. As I've said, my feelings about this are constantly evolving. I struggle with this. I have friends, I have people who work for me, who are in powerful, strong, long-lasting gay or lesbian unions. And they are extraordinary people, and this is something that means a lot to them and they care deeply about.

At this point, what I've said is, is that my baseline is a strong civil union that provides them the protections and the legal rights that married couples have. And I think -- and I think that's the right thing to do. But I recognize that from their perspective it is not enough, and I think is something that we're going to continue to debate and I personally am going to continue to wrestle with going forward.

And then today, Vice President Joe Biden goes on Good Morning and says “gay marriage in the U.S is inevitable.” You can watch here.

From the L.A. Times:

"I think the country is evolving, and I think there is an inevitability for a national consensus on gay marriage," Biden said. Same-sex marriages are legal in five states and the District of Columbia.

So, what’s up? More than cozying up to the base?