Hillary To Washington Blade: I Talk About Gay Rights All The Time

Good for her. Any time a presidential candidate, or any senior political figure, is willing to embrace the gay community, it's a net plus for everyone. I know that sometimes we think these kind of comments from politicians are pandering, or worse, empty promises - and sometimes they are both - but, even if they're empty, they still move the culture very slightly towards the side of tolerance. And that is always a good thing. Especially since you won't hear a lot of Republican presidential candidates touting their pro-gay bona fides. I'd also add that you'd better believe that Hillary and Obama, and all Democrats, are being told by some adviser somewhere to ditch the gays. So the very fact that they don't is still a step in the right direction. Of course it's not everything, but it is something.

Yet another reason why, regardless of who wins the Dem nomination, Hillary and Obama, the Democrat will be far better on so many issues than McCain or Huckabee.