He twice ran for president expressing opposition to gay marriage while emphasizing the religious element of holy matrimony, which, he argued, precluded same-sex marriages. Is he delighted that the Court ignored his prior views?Certainly, for his expressed views were never his true views. Lame-duck Obama doesn't mind the revelation; he has no further need to convince religious black voters he shares their values.
Anyway, the optics of sharing a victory of one segment of his coalition (gays), are so much better than those of sharing the defeat of another segment (black evangelicals). Remember Billy Crystal's "'Nando, don't be a schnook, it's not how you feel, it's how you look. And you look maaahvelous, baby."
