Double Talk: Obama claims gay marriage is a state issue, but opposes DOMA which allows states to decide

Talk about speaking out of both sides of your mouth at the same time...

Via Weekly Standard:

When President Obama came out last week in favor of redefining marriage, he couched his opinion in the context of federalism, saying, “I think it is a mistake to — try to make what has traditionally been a state issue into a national issue.” During that same interview, however, he declared that a bipartisan law designed to protect states from judges who redefine marriage in other states, is “unconstitutional.” It’s very hard to square these two statements.

The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was passed with greater than 80 percent majorities in both the House and Senate and signed into law by President Clinton. It was designed to protect states from rogue rulings by other states’ judges, a few of whom had “found” a right to gay marriage hidden in their state constitutions. DOMA defines the use of the word “marriage” in all federal laws or regulations as referring to a union between a husband and wife, and it shields states from having to comply with other states’ — or their judges’ — contrary definitions. In other words, at least at the state level, DOMA leaves this issue up to the states.

In his interview, however, Obama said, “Well, I — you know, my Justice Department has already — said that it is not gonna defend — the Defense Against [sic] Marriage Act; that we consider that a violation of [the] equal protection clause. And I agree with them on that.” Making sure to take credit, he added, “You know? I helped to prompt that — that move on the part of the Justice Department.”

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Doubletalk: Obama claims mandating free contraception avoids “government meddling” in health care.

This is more proof Obama thinks you are an idiot.

Via Beltway Confidential:

President Obama suggested that his mandate that insurance companies provide free contraception is an effort to avoid “government meddling” in health care.

“This contraception fight in particular was illuminating,” Obama told a group of women at a campaign fundraiser yesterday. “This is a [Republican] party that says it prides itself on being rabidly anti-regulation. These are folks who claim to believe in freedom from government interference and meddling. But it doesn’t seem to bother them when it comes to women’s health.”

The religious groups that oppose the mandate argue that the mandate infringes on their religious liberty by requiring them to pay for a given product, the use of which they believe to be immoral. They have not called for a ban on contraception.

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Doublespeak: Obama talks about Republican debates, but WH denies he is watching them

Hmm...

(Politico) — Is President Obama watching the Republican debates or not?
According to the White House, he isn’t. “The president didn’t watch the debates,” press secretary Jay Carney told reporters on Monday.

But on Sunday, Obama used the debates as a pivot point to criticize Rick Perry. “Has anybody been watching the debates lately?” he asked his supporters at a fundraiser. “You’ve got a governor whose state is on fire denying climate change.”

That Spinning Object Seen in Washington is President Obama

A Florida judge has struck down the individual mandate in Obamacare after 26 states sued. Some Republican governors are now planning to refuse implementation of President Obama's socialistic takeover of our health care system. President Obama seems to be throwing them a one.

WASHINGTON — Seeking to appease disgruntled governors, President Obama announced Monday that he supported amending the 2010 health care law to allow states to opt out of its most burdensome requirements three years earlier than currently permitted.

In remarks to the National Governors Association, Mr. Obama said he backed legislation that would enable states to request federal permission to withdraw from the law’s mandates in 2014 rather than in 2017 as long as they could prove that they could find other ways to cover as many people as the original law would and at the same cost.

Or is he? Could it really be a liberal plot to expand to a single-payer system?

(Politico) — Jennifer Haberkorn reports that President Obama’s move to allow states flexibility in spending health care funds is the “most significant change” since the law was enacted, and a potential gesture toward critics.

But a source on a White House conference call with liberal allies this morning says the Administration is presenting it to Democrats as an opportunity to offer more expansive health care plans than the one Congress passed.

Obama Bashes Lobbyist in SOTU, Then Invites Them to Private Briefing.

The hypocrisy is astounding.

The Hill reported:

A day after bashing lobbyists, President Barack Obama’s administration has invited K Street insiders to join private briefings on a range of topics addressed in Wednesday’s State of the Union.