President Obama gave a rousing speech last night, calling for equal benefits for same sex couples in federal jobs, and for the eventual end, without a deadline for action, of the military ban on gays serving. His audience, the Human Rights Campaign dinner, seemed satisfied but impatient for quicker action on the military issue.
Obama also was proud to announce that gay crimes would soon be part of hate crime law as part of the defense appropriations bill going through the Senate for a final vote. He also continued to support civil unions, and for repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act, but still held out against his own support for gay marriage.
A similar reaction was stated Sunday by Michigan Democrat Debbie Stabenow and Pennsylvania Democrat Bob Casey.
Gay Marriage is the hardest nut to crack, but the other aspects of the gay agenda seem likely to be accomplished very soon.