But I'm pretty sure he'll come out against it on principle (seriously, this is appalling).  Or if you folks prefer, he'll do it because Clinton already has, and politically this isn't something on which he can disagree with her.

It's also right to stand with the Murray and Clinton on this.

I too am interested in hearing from the candidates. There's no excuse for silence.

It was easier in the primary.  They'd let Hillary go first, and if she got away with it, then they'd follow her lead.  (Or so it seemed...)

This is what happens when you fool yourself into thinking you can be all things to all people - eventually, people expect you to take a stand.  I will be shocked if Obama is up to the task; I think he'll do what he usually does - let others take the fire on the front lines and wait until it is safe to say "me,too" with whatever group is still standing when the smoke clears.  I think I understand why he has not written a book entitled, "Courage of My Convictions."

The further irony is that, as bar far the more religious of the two candidate, my own suspicion is that Obama is sympathetic to health care workers who refuse to hand out contraceptives for religious reasons.  So, for both political AND personal reasons, he may not want, as he often puts it, to expend political capital on this.  Of course, though, he'll likely put out some post-partisan statement that will superficially say the right thing while sending not so subtle dog whistles to the evangelicals.

If he does, Bob Barr will get my vote in hopes of helping the Libertarians gain ballot access and public funds.

Uh huh.  There 'tis.