by John | May 9, 2012 | News, World news
United States vice-president Joe Biden has sparked intense speculation that Barack Obama will endorse same-sex marriage if he wins a second term as president. Mr Biden, a 69-year-old Catholic, said on national television that he is “absolutely comfortable”...
by John | May 7, 2012 | News, World news
Vice President Joe Biden has endorsed same-sex marriage, becoming the highest ranking American official to back marriage for gay and lesbian people. His comments signify a split within the Obama administration and may pave the way for President Obama — who says he...
by John | Mar 18, 2012 | News, World news
BREAKING: Obama campaign releases statement opposing Amendment One (+ a back story) Well, naysayers out there who said that the President would not say a peep about the discriminatory Amendment One in NC because it’s an election year (even though he did so in 2008 for...
by John | Mar 16, 2012 | Overseas commentary
As the author GK Chesterton observed, if you leave a thing to itself, you are leaving it to wild and violent changes. In America this week, David Cameron will see a Republican Party expending a great deal of time and energy deciding how, precisely, it will lose the...
by John | Dec 20, 2011 | News, World news
There’s a relatively lengthy piece on Politico today that is absolutely worth a few moments of your time. There’s an argument to be made that President Barack Obama in preparing to endorse federal marriage equality before the coming election.