Gee, you would think that after the Rental Truck Equality Memorandum, that was such a huge breakthrough for LGBT rights, the administration would welcome the opportunity to move forward again.

Apparently, as in the case of DOMA, not so much...

Boy, I for one am overwhelmed by the fierce advocacy.

Because he's a bigot and got elected.

Impressive! Now it all makes sense!

Thanks, Auntie Tom! Maybe we don't need ENDA right away either since you have a job and it won't help other people if only only you are employed.

In fact, following that logic, you should probably quit your job, shouldn't you?

Recent events make it apparent that the "openly gay" Obama administration appointees are vetted to be sure they are queerslings --- they will kiss Obama's butt under all conditions and won't think about doing anything that a self-respecting gay man or lesbian might do in a position of power. They are tokens to placate us, not unlike the occasional little meaningless tea parties that Obama throws for us every so often, the ones that the HRC crowd fawns over so lightheadedly.

patrick, above is correct: Had John Berry any balls, he would have resigned instead of following the White House instructions, and then made a big stink of it in the media.

But then, where's a queersling to find a new job in an economy like this?

Yeah, I don't get how he said that it wasn't a power struggle between the judiciary and the executive. The Justice Department agrees with him that he has the authority to do this. Fine. Another executive branch agency thinks he does, while the judge seems thoroughly convinced that he doesn't.

Anyway, I thought saying that it was a power struggle between the two branches was the complicated version. The simple version is just to say that Obama's a homophobe and is looking for ways to deny LGBT people benefits.