Don - I suggested to Ichmael quite some time back that I didn't see what difference it would make to Obama carrying out his presidential duties effectively if he was gay or not...but he did not comment. The problem would appear to be with the reaction of a substantial section of the American electorate, not with Obama's ability to govern.

In other words, about half your population would go apeshit if they found out that Obama was gay....and that in itself would make it very hard, perhaps impossible for him to govern.

Conclusion: the problem is NOT with Mr Obama! ;-D It's with his electorate.