Now THAT'S good politics

... and I'm sorry I missed it:

Two of the plaintiffs who challenged California's same-sex marriage ban before the Supreme Court were discussing the ruling during an appearance Wednesday on MSNBC when the interview was interrupted by a phone call. The caller? President Barack Obama....

"The President's on the line from Air Force One," [announced Human Rights Campaign President Chris Griffin].

The president's formal statement was as elegant as the theatrics:

The laws of our land are catching up to the fundamental truth that millions of Americans hold in our hearts: when all Americans are treated as equal, no matter who they are or whom they love, we are all more free.

Naturally, the president's assessment swelled the despondent and oddly blue eyes of John Boehner, who, in his own formal statement, said he was "obviously disappointed in the ruling." Yep, love and equality are real downers.

Comments

[Peter G]

They really should be brown shouldn't they? Maybe his head sprung a leak.

[shsavage]

It is a great day for equal rights in America, and we should celebrate. The expansion of freedom for any group expands freedom for all of us. But make no mistake. The decisions of the Supreme Court will energize the reactionary hate machine like nothing has since the election of Abraham Lincoln. There will be only one overriding goal: to pack the courts so the rulings can be overturned. And, yesterday, Justice Kennedy handed the Right the tool they need to accomplish the job. By striking down key provisions of the Voting Rights Act, the Court has ensured that efforts to disenfranchise the maximum number of minority voters will receive new impetus in the states that have majority GOP legislatures. Look for these efforts to take center stage, especially the states with Democratic senators up for re-election in 2014.

As Gandalf warned, "You may triumph on the fields of the Pellenor for a day, but against the Power that has now arisen there is no victory." The battle continues; it must be waged every day. It is time to redouble our efforts to prevent the voting rights of minorities from being eroded.