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The ‘Morally Outrageous And Intellectually Absurd’ DOMA Ruling, As Told By Maggie Gallagher

What’s it say when NOM’s Maggie Gallagher thinks Obama’s Department of Justice threw its DOMA case in Massachusetts?

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While the White House faces tough gay critics (including this website) over its handling of DOMA — namely, that it’s defending the law in court — Gallagher says “it’s a real outrage of justice” DoJ put up a fake fight, effectively letting Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley win.

Obama can’t please the gays or the folks who hate them. That probably means he’s doing something right.

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