Watch This Hand...

Sorry...but I have to weigh in here.

Obama has declared his position on Gay Marriage.

He's for it.

Fine. Glad he is.  Me too.  "Ain't nobody bidniss but ma own..."

But he has handed the, otherwise weakend, GOP their issue for '12.

Just like Bush One's flag issue, and so many other election year distractions, now the Republicans have Gay Marriage as a weapon against Obama.

Don't get me wrong here. Gay Marriage is an important social issue.  Just like Abortion and Health Care, it's a critical part of the conversation and one that should be talked about.  A resolution is possible despite all of the frothing going on in some far right circles.

But maybe it's not as important, right this very moment, as, say, jobs and war and energy and global warming. And let's not forget the European Debt Crisis.

But Gay Marriage it is.  From now to November we're going to be talking, fighting and maybe even dying about it rather than engaging in a real dialogue about the other pressing issues of our time.
And all the while being distracted from remembering who is ultimately responsible for the mess we're in (The Republicans...lest you forgot)

Thanks Barry.  One more reason to be disillusioned.  One more chance for Mitt to get the keys to the House.

(Cue Mendelssohn...)