President Obama must do more to support gay rights. Gays should however give him some time and latitude to strategize how best to successfully effect their issues given the realities of today’s timid politicians. Bringing up the gay issue now in a full fledge manner would be a distraction to provide cover for the delaying or demise of healthcare reform and other issues by the opponents of these policy initiatives.
About Egberto Willies
Egberto Willies is a political activist, author, political blogger, radio show host, business owner, software developer, web designer, and mechanical engineer in Kingwood, TX. He is an ardent Liberal that believes tolerance is essential. His favorite phrase is “political involvement should be a requirement for citizenship”. Willies is currently a contributing editor to DailyKos, OpEdNews, and several other Progressive sites. He was a frequent contributor to HuffPost Live. He won the 2nd CNN iReport Spirit Award and was the Pundit of the Week.