I support marraige rights for gays and lesbians 1000%.  I hope that they have these rights recognized and respected and theyir unions are equal to hetero marraiges in every way.

Having said that....

Ay ay ay!  The timing of this gay rights court decision!  This is the reddest juiciest possible red meat to throw in front of Conservatives in an election year.  What a disaster.  Now Obama is going to be forced to go through endless interrogation on the issue and get on the record for this and that.  Dispirited GOP base voters will have something to go vote against.  The rightwing attack machine will have something to tie Dem candidates to in every ad.

The sad thing is that these attacks work.  The timing of suddenly allowing gay marraige in San Fran, Portland and other places in 2004 was a gigantic disaster for the Dems.  Our greatest hope this year is that the GOP voters have nothing compelling to drive them to the polls.  This is exactly the kind of stuff that works for Rove and Co.

Again, the court decision and the movement in the right direction on equal rights is laudable, but the timing is Gawd Awful.

American left:
1)  Point gun at foot
2)  Pull trigger