Sorry about my absenteeism this week. I've been busy with work, vet appointments, and having my American Idol predictions proven utterly wrong. I did want to squeeze in a minute to share some thoughts on a Chris Bowers post over at the great MyDD.

You should read it for yourself, but the thrust of the post is that Edwards should be heralded for (paraphrasing here) getting it right the first time when the press asked if he agreed with General Peter Pace's comment that homosexuality is immoral. In Bowers opinion, Edwards response makes an important contrast with Clinton's response, that she'd "leave [the morality judgment] to others to conclude," and with Obama, who responded by saying "I think the question here is whether somebody is willing to sacrifice for their country, should they be able to if they're doing all the things that should be done."

It's important to note, and Bowers does, that both Clinton and Obama issued statements of disagreement with Pace's stance that same day.

To be honest, I think this is all kind of silly. I think we're all pretty clear on where Obama and Clinton are with gay rights. I also think lauding Edwards for being right the first time on issues might not be the smartest move. He certainly didn't handle that blogger scuttlebutt with decisiveness, and we all known where he was on the war when it mattered.

Analogcabin @ 1:55 PM
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