Great piece by Steve Chapman in the Chicago Trib:
Rick Perry said the decision proved Obama is "out of touch with America's values." Rick Santorum said Obama was promoting "gay lifestyles." The conservative Liberty Counsel Action said Obama was exporting our "immorality to other nations that are trying to adhere to traditional principles relative to human sexuality."
All [President Obama] and [Secretary] Clinton are really doing is shining a spotlight on governments that treat homosexuals as criminals, subhumans or second-class citizens and urging them to stop. That stance puts them at odds with many governments over a matter of individual freedom.The piece includes a nice rebuttal of Perry and the GOP, showing that the polls indicate that gay rights are American values, as most of the country agrees with us on the issue, not the GOP.
You could fault Iran and Saudi Arabia and others for the disagreement. But some people would rather blame America first.
