Pretty much, according to Newsweek and others who read the tea leafs from President Obama's State of the Union address. The President, save for one brief sentence at the end, barely said anything about immigration in his speech.
However, during the same speech, he made a commitment to work with Congress to repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell, which was followed by another announcement today by the Pentagon that they're actively working on it. In the meantime, we were also told that ENDA is probably dead for the year, which means DADT repeal is as far as the President will go this year, and based on his record so far, he never throws more than one bone at any particular dog, so we should pick it up and get out of his way.
As much as I disagree with his handling of LGBT related affairs, it still saddens me to see the man, who one year ago was full of hope and the desire to do right, only to be significantly weakened a year into his presidency. President Obama is a smart guy, and I have no doubt he'll learn from his mistakes from the first year and become a better president. But I'm not sure this pragmatic man would follow his heart and do the right thing, instead of worrying about pleasing everyone. He came in thinking and telling us he could change the system, but the system soon devoured him.
Looking at him, I barely recognized the man who once served as a beacon of hope for people around the world.
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