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It is simply incorrect to call Sen. Obama's position on the Defense of Marriage Act flip-flopped, evolved, or anything but completely consistent. He was for complete repeal before he ran for the Senate, and he is for complete repeal today. Sen. Clinton has triangulated a position in favor of half-repeal. Before that (last year), she opposed repeal entirely, on the grounds that the homophobes need to be thrown a bone to keep them from charging toward polluting the U.S. constitution with a discriminatory amendment. Who's the flip-flopper?
Hillary Clinton softens on DOMA? -- Queer Lesbian Gay News -- Gay.com
Not that an inability to reevaluate one's assumptions and positions or change one's mind is a quality I value in politicians. As Emerson said, foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. It's so charming to see proponents of civil rights resort to the name-calling ("flip-flopper") and black/white worldview of George W. Bush. Calling your allies names is a sure path to marriage equality.
Hillary Clinton softens on DOMA? -- Queer Lesbian Gay News -- Gay.com
Not that an inability to reevaluate one's assumptions and positions or change one's mind is a quality I value in politicians. As Emerson said, foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. It's so charming to see proponents of civil rights resort to the name-calling ("flip-flopper") and black/white worldview of George W. Bush. Calling your allies names is a sure path to marriage equality.