I had my first doubts about Obama's reelection after he made his announcement in favor of gay marriage, having heard many of the hostile reactions to his viewpoint.

I've thought Mitt Romney is the uninspiring candidate, much like Bob Dole, Al Gore and John Kerry.

But there is an intense dislike of gay people in this country, it seems, and this distrust will bring many voters to stay away from Obama. I give him credit for saying what he feels, but he should have done this a year ago so people forget. Maybe they will forget, or maybe more people feel it is time to get past this issue -- like civil rights, it's coming; nothing will stop gay marriages -- and focus on the economy.

We'll see how it goes in November.