Reply #27: Actually Rev. wright is very pro-gay rights

[liberalpragmatist]

Whatever else you may say about him.

My guess is that Obama may not be personally "bigoted" but that he's naturally cautious and just doesn't get a sense of urgency about this. And he's surrounded by Clinton vets like Rahm who want to avoid any hint of the controversies that dogged Clinton's first year. So that means no gay rights until several other things are done first.

Which is silly, because on this issue they've overlearned from Clinton's failure. Yes, Clinton's gays-in-the-military dispute was a debacle, but it's not 1993 anymore. There would have been no adverse controversy had he moved to suspend DADT within the past few months.