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PRESIDENT: "With respect to the issue of whether gays and lesbians should be able to get married, I’ve spoken about this recently. As I’ve said, my feelings about this are constantly evolving. I struggle with this. I have friends, I have people who work for me, who are in powerful, strong, long-lasting gay or lesbian unions. And they are extraordinary people, and this is something that means a lot to them and they care deeply about.
At this point, what I’ve said is, is that my baseline is a strong civil union that provides them the protections and the legal rights that married couples have. And I think -- and I think that’s the right thing to do. But I recognize that from their perspective it is not enough, and I think is something that we’re going to continue to debate and I personally am going to continue to wrestle with going forward."Hawaii-bound, Obama signals his opposition to gay marriage 'evolving' | Top of the Ticket | Los Angeles Times
Image via WikipediaTwo new rules will give Constitution a starring role in GOP-controlled House: "When Republicans take over the House next week, they will do something that apparently has never been done before in the chamber's 221-year history:" They will read the US Constitution aloud.
Image by NewsHour via FlickrHuckabee's strength - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com: "A new national CNN poll shows that Sarah Palin lost ground among Republican voters, with 49 percent backing a potential presidential bid. That's an 18-percentage-point drop from when the same question was asked in December 2008. On the other hand, Mike Huckabee is showing formidable strength:"
Image by Getty Images via @daylifeN.H. must retain gay marriage | SeacoastOnline.com: "It should come as no surprise that opponents of the New Hampshire same-sex marriage law have filed legislation to repeal it. Such a move was expected — especially now that the N.H. House and Senate have Republican majorities.
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