Weekly Round-Up for May 11th

The week's big news story, it would seem, is the President's support for same-sex marriage. Perhaps you heard about it... a sampling:

The New York Times story on the announcement. 

Joan Walsh's coverage of the story at Salon. 

Over at Slate, Emily Bazelon on what it means for the law . 

And John Dickerson on why he should thank Joe Biden for "forcing his hand."

Salon's Steve Kornacki on Biden's unlikely heroism. 

Slate's Linda Hirshman on why Obama was able to do it in a way a white President would not have. 

Back over at the Times, Michael Shear and Jennifer Steinhauer on how Republicans are trying to shift the conversation in response. 

Gabriel Arana (Salon) on what the President should do next. 

Finally, Atlantic's Molly Ball weighs the risks to Obama and to Romney. 

Other stuff happened this week, too:

The New York Times reports on an Orthodox Jewish community that is ostracizing those who spoke out against child molestation. 

Richard Lugar blasts the GOP's inflexible orthodoxy in his goodbye letter. 

The Governor of Colorado attempts to revive a bill that would allow same-sex civil unions in his state. 

...even as voters in North Carolina decide they want no part of same-sex unions of any kind, and get rid of opposite-sex civil unions to boot. 

Salon's take on the Mitt Romney bullying story. 

Apparently the John Doe masseur suing John Travolta for sexual harassment has lawyers who missed their calling as novelists.