delivered immediately or promptly to the senate for trial. i find it ironic that the lind si grams of the world and the mitch mcconnell s of the world have told the person people that it will be a rigged trial. and they demand the articles of impeachment right now. that doesn t seem to make a lot of sense to me. senator, do you think this could backfire on democrats? fuelling the republican argument that the process is unfair? that is exactly what is going through my mind, i don t disagree with anything i heard here legally or institutionally. my concern is that those concerned about the integrity of the process, and of the functioning of the presidency, now have the high ground. we took a principaled position. we made our case in the house, it carried the day. now to provide an opportunity for the president to argument that he was not given a chance
should be able to get married. truly historic and potentially watershed moment as president obama comes out, formally, publicly, enthusiastically in support of gay marriage and with the election less than six months away the political implications are enormous. we ll look at all of the potential fallout. reactions from both sides of this issue pouring in right now into the situation room. we will hear what influential groups and individuals are saying about the president s new position on gay marriage. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. captions by vitac www.vitac.com we re following the breaking news this hour. president obama announcing his support for same-sex marriage, a move with potentially huge political and social implications. listen to what he told abc news in a white house interview just a little while ago. over the course of several years, as i talk to friends and family and neighbors, when i think about members of my own staff who are i