Predictable

Well.... Yeah.

With the US government about to default on its debt and turn a weak recovery into a strong depression, Chuck Todd asked Obama at his press conference if he thought marriage was a right.

Obama basically ducked the question.

TBogg, whom I have the utmost respect for, says Obama's response is crap.

The thing is, there is a very serious series of issues that the President has on his plate right now.  The debt ceiling and whatever godawful screw the poor deficit reduction package that will come out of it; Libya; Afghanistan; the coming election; a host of issues that he mentioned in his presser including patent reform of all things.

If Obama had said what I imagine he believes - that, yes, same sex couples should have the right to get married - then that would be the ENTIRE lede for this presser.  "Obama Shifts Position On Gay Marriage!!!11!!"  And his very firm message to Congress to get its ass in gear would've been lost as the national media dissected how Obama's new position on gay marriage played in Ohio.

Obama has been very, very good on LGBT issues.  And frankly, a state-by-state method at first, followed by overturning DOMA would accomplish a lot more than Obama stepping all over his message at today's press confab.

But if TBogg is already declaring Obama a sellout, I can only imagine what the rest of the nutballs at FDL or Daily Kos are posting right about now.