Frank Rich revisits Barack Obama’s decision to make Rick Warren “pope” of his inaugural. It examines both sides of the issue, but notes you can’t get around the essence: Warren defamed gay people; Obama rationalized about it. It’s not an easy issue, Rich acknowledges. Among the evidence: the Arkansas vote to prohibit gay couples from adopting.

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