I'm for Clark, but getting used to the idea of Kerry.
However, I have seen two disturbing things re: Kerry on the Internet lately:
This TNR blog entry weighing the possibility of Kerry coming out for a constitutional amendment http://www.tnr.com/etc.mhtml
And Eleanor Clift's article (currently on the front of msnbc.com) discussing a potential "Sister Souljah" moment with Kerry re: gay marriage.
In short, Kerry has refused to rule out supporting a constitutional amendment on marriage.
I find this very, very difficult to swallow. I would vote for Kerry over Bush, regardless, absolutely. And, I consider myself typical of the many gay activists who have been measured and reasonable on this issue, accepting support for civil unions and even personal opposition to gay marriage, from the candidates. I do not want this issue to interfere with the need to defeat Bush in order to right things on Iraq, health care, economy, general sanity, etc.
But, I will not quietly accept being "Sister Souljah'd". So I'm calling for comments, help.
Beyond refusing to vote for the nominee (presume Kerry, for now), or work for the nominee--both unacceptable responses, IMO--what are the potential responses?
And, what are people's opinions on this? Am I out of the dKos norm, wanting Kerry to show some restraint on this?
Please, no responses telling me why to support other primary candidates on this. One reason I like Clark, already, is that I think his military background gives him a bit of teflon on this. But for the purposes of this diary, I'm accepting that Kerry is the likely nominee, and hoping for constructive suggestions--and for a measure of whether people care about this or not.