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Obama’s weasely stance on gay marriage is wearing thin

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By Pat Cunningham

When Vice President Joe Biden and Education Secretary Arne Duncan expressed support for gay marriage in separate TV interviews the other day, one would have expected that President Obama, at long last, would soon follow suit.

But one would be wrong about that. No matter that most polls show majority public support for same-sex marriage — even among rank-and file Catholics, despite the Vatican’s opposition — Obama declines to commit himself.

What makes the president’s stance especially galling is that it seems to be based entirely on electoral calculations. Hispanics are said to be far less supportive of gay marriage ...

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