Obama half loaf for gay cpls after kick in the teeth

Less than a week after Obama’s Department of Justice defended the indefensible Defense of Marriage Act by comparing gay marriage to incest and saying marriage was not a fundamental right, Obama now is offering a half loaf, or maybe a slice or two of day-old bread, by offering to partially extend federal benefits to gay couples. But, he won’t commit to health insurance parity because, as his DOJ said last week, that would cost money, and of course, gay couples have no right to cost as much as straight couples.

And, that’s the neolib bottom line. You’re just too expensive! (Of course, the NYT story runs flak for Obama by claiming it might take legislation on the healthcare issue. Yeah, right.)

And, it’s clear that even this is ultimately politically motivated, with the backlash from the DOMA brief causing a number of gay activists to uninvited themselves from a Democratic National Committee fundraiser.