Berry: No hope repealing DOMA through Congress

John Berry, director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management today repeated what Rep. Barney Frank has said before:

"I will tell you personally I believe that I think the courts will strike this down before Congress will have to repeal it legislatively," he said. "And thank goodness because, in this case, the backbone is not there in Congress."

Because he's the highest ranking openly gay official in the Obama Administration, Berry has served as the White House's unofficial spokesperson on LGBT issues. It's interesting that his talking points mirror those of Rep. Frank, whose close association with the President is also very clear.

Let me get this straight. When President Obama was put on the spot after DOJ released the disastrous DOMA brief, he reiterated his support for DOMA repeal but said Congress has to act on it. When Congress answered his call and introduced a DOMA Repeal bill, his associates then called it hopeless. Now they say our only hope is the Supreme Court, which of course is a convenient thing for the White House since the social conservatives can't blame him if DOMA is repealed through the Court.

Can't say I'm surprised.