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In reply to the discussion: BREAKING: Joe Biden Endorses Same-Sex Marriage [View all]Bjorn Against
(12,041 posts)57. I wish the administration would have spoken up for equality a long time ago as well
I have been highly critical of the administration's stance on marriage equality for some time, when I see a good step in the right direction however I acknowledge that there has been progress made. I don't see any parsing of words in Axelrod's tweet, in fact he says that Biden's words represent precisely the same position as Obama. My hope is that means that Obama is no longer just "evolving" but that he has now evolved. I am waiting for a statement from the President as well, but this hopefully sets the stage for that statement so I think today's statement by Biden should give us hope.
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I wish the administration would have spoken up for equality a long time ago as well
Bjorn Against
May 2012
#57
While I am no huge fan of Axelrod, I can not understand why people are upset about his Tweet
Bjorn Against
May 2012
#41
So he's definitely out for 2016. On edit: Axelrod says it's the same position as the President.
onehandle
May 2012
#7
Just paving the groundwork for what I believe will happen in President Obama's 2nd term.
PragmaticLiberal
May 2012
#8
The speed at which the clarifications and retractions has arrived is quite telling.
LonePirate
May 2012
#19
I think that was likely just a mistake resulting from a hurried preparation
NorthCarolina
May 2012
#23
Inauguration Day, Prayer Breakfast, "Fierce Advocate", DADT, "marriage should be left to the states"
Occulus
May 2012
#64