I think it's important that the President's position on gay marriage be clarified. As I understand it, his wants marriage to be a state entered into only by a man and a woman. It needn't make any difference whether the man or woman be gay. So, gay people can, with the full support of the President (and toothless, creationist, evangelical Christians), get married. A gay dude can marry a gay chick and BINGO!...legally sanctioned gay marriage. No, they probably won't raise a family. They probably won't be terribly happy. Still, since marriage is an institution that "promotes the welfare of children and the stability of society", it'd be a good thing. Or a least the best of bad choices. It may not be a marriage based on love, but that's not really the point anyway. If it were, we'd be discussing a constitutional amendment to assure that people actually love each other. Which is just silly. And Lord God knows we don't want to look silly...especially while discussing homonuptials.