Support for marriage equality has been growing faster than any other civil rights issue that I can think of.

Now, fresh off President Obama's announcement of his support for marriage equality, we learn that his Defense Department has decided it will no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act.

From the Vermont Freedom to Marry Coalition:

 On Wednesday, a Veterasn Affairs Department legal memo announced the VA’s refusal to defend the “Defense of Marriage Act” in veterans benefits cases.  The VA will not fight Fifth Amendment claims based on equal protection under the law brought against DOMA, says the memo signed by VA Counsel Will Gunn on behalf of VA Secretary Eric Shinseki.

So who's left to defend DOMA? It's John Boehner's BLAG, spending taxpayer money on things that are apparently more important than economic recovery or benefits for poor people.

People obviously need to keep the pressure on,but this is another sign of President Obama making the personal operational.