If you asked me this question yesterday I would have said, "yes", but after watching Meet the Press this morning, I'm thinking I'd have to now say "no".
When Robert Gibbs was directly asked by Gregorary, "Does the President believe that Don't Ask Don't Tell is unconstitutional?", Gibbs avoided answering the question and gave some talking points about how the President feels gays and lesbians should be allowed to serve and that it hurts us not to allow them to serve.
What do I make of this response? I have been getting really upset with the positions this President's administration has been taking on gay issues. The way that DADT has been handled and the lack of leadership that the President has shown on this issue, lip service that doesn't match actions is not leadership, has been extremely disappointing.
I have finally regretted voting for Obama over Clinton in the primaries. While I cannot go back in time and change things, I can reflect back on my decision to examine if I made a mistake and how I can avoid from doing so in the future. I always thought Hillary would be better on gay issues, and some of Obama's early gaffes on the issue during the primaries did give me some pause, however, I deluded myself into believing that he would be equivalent to Hillary. This is not to start another Hillary versus Obama debate, that is old and over, but I am allowed to have regret and to examine my decisions so I don't make the same mistake again in the future.
This is probably the last straw for me with Obama. If his Press Secretary cannot even give a straight answer to the question of whether or not DADT is unconstitutional, then I'm now certain that the gay community is being played as a bunch of fools who can be abused and lied to without concern for losing their votes come election day.
This is a very sad day for me. I will still vote for the Democrats and support them when I can. I'll even have to vote for Obama when he runs for re-election but only because the alternatives are so frightening.
Hopelessness is such an awful emotion.