"Because it 's all quite clear . Decades of effort from the religious right , conservative republicans , and their like have made gay rights a poisoned topic . It 's a tragedy , but saying the right thing on this issue will cost you more votes than it will gain you , everyone knows it , and no one is going to do it . It 's politics 101 . The democrats , as a whole , want to do the right thing , but they know that if they say so too loudly they wo n't be in a position to do anything . They 're forced to moderate their public stances so that they can get into positions where they can actually take action . This is of course a generalization , but if you 're talking about a political party as a whole that 's unavoidable ."
"So , you 're basically saying that Biden was lying through his teeth when he said he does n't support gay marriage ? It was all just a lie to keep from losing votes ? Interesting ."
"Because it 's all quite clear . Decades of effort from the religious right , conservative republicans , their like have made gay rights a poisoned topic"
"you 're basically saying that Biden was lying through his teeth when he said he does n't support gay marriage ?"