marriage on the offensive. that's what they say. executive director of the family institute of connecticut said friday, quote, if anything, this increases the chances of the traditional marriage side. the oesh pobama policy is much honest than it was just 24 or 48 hours ago. the president of the human rights campaign and he's joinings now live from washington, d.c. joe, thanks for your time. gay rights groups got good news from the president, but you can see that it's certainly lit the fire under proponents of traditional marriage. how do the human rights groups, like yours, now respond? >> well, i think, first and foremost, it's important to remember what it is that we're responding to. the issue in this case really is whether or not couples in states where marriage equality is legal, like massachusetts, ought to be afforded the same federal benefits that all married couples in massachusetts should be afforded. president considered that question. he determined that it was not only unfair, but