In fairness…

…Hillary (and Obama, who was similarly obscure when the gay immorality question was posed) has made ample clarification. As Chris Bowers points out, though, the affair poses some other, if not greater, questions of its own...

It was a question with an easy answer that everyone knew was coming. Does the screwing up the first response to the question represent poor campaign management? Does it represent general recalcitrance when it comes to supporting gay rights, on either a personal or political level? Does it represent yet more Democratic fear to appear to be disagreeing with anyone in uniform in any way, shape or form?

I don't think you can tag the problem "Democratic," though. John Edwards is a Democrat, and managed not to stumble over what shouldn't have been an obstacle in the first place.

(Sorry about the delayed posting. Work-fu + Blogger-fu.)