GLENN GREENWALD wants the Democrats to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act. I think they should. I also don’t think they will. In fact, all those new black and Latino voters who came out for Obama in California voted heavily against gay marriage. Plus, as I’ve noted before, Obama himself says he is against gay marriage on religious grounds. Ann Althouse, meanwhile, thinks the answer is “No, because they’re not stupid and they want to stay in power.” I could be wrong (and I hope I am) but I suspect that those who backed Obama because of gay marriage will be disappointed. I suspect they’ll be told, “wait until the second term.”

UPDATE: Hmm: “I already have a sense of gays being thrown under the bus again as the Democrats rise to power. All the gay people voted for the Democrats and helped them get to where they are now, but we’re unlikely to get anything in return. And many of the people who voted for Prop 8 are the same ones who voted for Obama. That’s the problem with an interest group having unconditional love for one political party.”