U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, one of the nation’s leading gay rights champions, blasted President Obama yesterday over a controversial anti-gay marriage court filing and is calling on the commander in chief to explain himself.The gay community was quite handy for Obama's election campaign. Now , that the One doesn't need them: it's easy to throw them under the bus. The Chicago Way is to think about the next election , not the last one.
“I think the administration made a big mistake. The wording they used was inappropriate,” Frank (D-Newton) said of a brief filed by Obama’s Department of Justice that supported the Defense of Marriage Act.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Barney Frank rips prez’s ‘big mistake’ : Fuming over anti-gay wed filing
The Boston Herald reports: