Obama's move on gay marriage

How Barack Obama's gay marriage move changes the presidential race | World news | The Observer
"In US politics, where religion and social views play a central role, nothing is simply the right or wrong choice....Few people believed that Obama had not privately supported gay marriage all along. "It is sad that we now get excited and root for a politician when they just come out and say what they have believed for a long time," he said. ...There is no doubt Obama's decision was highly political. ..."