A la carte at week's end

Published: August 10, 2007, 11:51 am

Action (and inaction) on a number of fronts:The '08 Democratic presidential candidates hemmed and hawed and wriggled and twisted last night, as they took questions at a gay forum in Los Angeles (video here). They dearly want gay votes and gay donations, but the gay marriage issue still scares them witless. A majority of Americans remain cool to the concept, and the Republicans (those exemplars of morality) are poised to pounce on the first major Democratic contender who warms to it.So last night most of the candidates floated a variety of rationales for their continued opposition:Hillary Clinton said it was a personal decision, although it sounded more like a political science decision when she suggested that all marriage laws should be determined by the state legislatures. (When a Washington Democrat invokes state's rights, you know that it's a dodge.) Bill Richardson said it was a pragmatic decision, explaining that the country isn't there yet. (Which

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