January 9, 2011

Is American Society 'Evolving'?

By Keith Riler
There's a whole lotta evolvin' goin' on.  Sorry, Jerry Lee, but shakin' is out, and Barry O's evolvin' is in.While celebrating the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" on "Good Morning America," Vice President Joe Biden said:I think the country is evolving.  I think there's an inevitability for a national consensus on gay marriage. ... And I think you're going to see, you know, the next effort is probably going to be to deal with so-called DOMA [Defense of Marriage Act].Biden also said that although he and the president have differed, in that Barack Obama has thus far supported civil unions but shied away from gay "marriage" equality, "[t]he president's policy... is evolving."In response to the repeal, Barack Obama himself 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...(Read Full Article)