This is what the other side of the aisle looks like when you reach for it.  Did the progressives imagine they, the  other side, would melt into submission?  

Obama claims he invited Warren beccause he is good on many issues such as AIDS and Climate change even if he disagrees with him on gay rights (except for marriage where they agree).

People don't understand why this infuriates gays.

Do you think Obama would have offered the invocation at the inauguration to a Racist minister who was also good on Climate Change and whose ministry ran a clinic for sickle cell anemia?  NEVER WOULD HAPPEN.

The only reason some people don't get this is because they (and Obama I fear) honestly feel that racism is more dangerous or more vile or more important than anti-gay bigotry.

Obama has said as much himself by describing his difference with Warren on gay issues as "social issues" that are open for discussion and compromise instead of describing them as "civil rights" issues for which there is no excuse for bigotry.

The point is that BTD is a sick b**** who hasn't reconciled with the fact that Barack Obama beat Hillary Clinton fair and square in the primaries and then went on to win the election, contrary to BTD's predictions, and he can't stand it.

Update - Irony is lost on some.

but since your post wasn't at all ironic, i don't believe that applies.

sarcastic yes, ironic not.

The White House kitchen is going to have meal ingredients delivered. Is the choice of vendors supposed to reflect the "bully pulpit" and [carry] important symbolism"? Is the menu supposed to reflect the "bully pulpit" and "[carry] important symbolism"?

Barack and Michelle Obama are going to buy Christmas gifts for their children. Are the gifts
supposed to reflect the "bully pulpit" and "[carry] important symbolism"?

The Obama family is going to get a dog and give it a name. Are the breed of dog, its place of origin, its name, and the brand of dog food that it eats supposed to reflect the "bully pulpit" and "[carry] important symbolism"?

This descendant of Molly McGuires really deplores Obama's stand on secret ballots, btw.  I'm told again and again to just let it go that the guy is as bad or worse than Bush on gender and gender orientation -- as even Bush has not said and done some of the stuff we've seen already from the Obama administration-to-be.  I was told again and again to just let it go when Obama's religiosity was freeky from the get-go and got even worse.

Suppose that Obama announces that the White House kitchen will be strictly vegetarian during his time in office, but provides no explanation. People in the blogosphere would then argue as to whether this is a symbolic gesture. Some would almost certainly assert that it is, but would probably wind up disagreeing as to what exactly the symbolism is: something about sustainable farming? something about not eating anything with a face? something about promoting a healthy diet? We would moreover hear arguments about whether or not this symbolic gesture--whatever it is exactly--is a legitimate use of the bully pulpit.

It is possible that Obama asked Warren to give the invocation because he likes Warren personally despite obvious disagreements both political and theological. I don't know and Obama hasn't said.

The employees, all union members, are working overtime to produce the invitations, using traditional printing processes that require real craftsmanship.