Bill Maher - Gay marriage (4/1/2011)

I'm in theory in agreement, although Obama is an actual office-holding politician, while the examples on the right Maher gave were one former politician and two daughters of politicians. Much like when Laura Bush was everyone's gay icon for a nanosecond, these aren't people with any real political power.

And it's great to say that polling now says half the nation is pro-gay marriage but many states are STILL working anti-gay legislation (Indiana, I'm looking at you) in addition to the myriad states that already have such legislation on the books.

If Obama wins a 2nd term, I can't see him waiting until he's out of office. Every politician, particularly a president, is concerned with legacy. Right or wrong*, the objective of the 1st term is to win a 2nd term, and the objective of the 2nd term is to define your legacy.

* It's wrong.

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