The conservative New York Post accused him of "a carefully calculated political ploy, designed for maximum political effect to shore up an increasingly unenthusiastic voter base" — the "epitome of cynicism."

There is validity to this point. It is a civil rights issue and Obama should be leading the charge to implement rather than pontificate on his personal beliefs. Personal beliefs aside, how do we get equality for the LBGT community if all our leaders do is blather on about their personal beliefs? You either believe that all are created equal or you don't. If you do then let's get some changes implemented on the federal, state and local level.