MAYBE MY PRAISE FOR OBAMA’S GAY SPEECH CAME TOO SOON: At least the gay community is more skeptical. “Forgive me for not being excited by promises. Forgive me for not feeling as hopeful as I was on November 4, 2008.”

Plus, “We don’t need a cheerleader. We need a President.”

Also, “Is President Obama a Sissy?” “I fear he’s too stuck in the past with what happened to Bill Clinton in 1993 and Rahm Emanuel is standing right there by his side confirming that fear.”

And John Aravosis writes: “Where’s the beef? . . . Obama repeated his campaign promises. That was it.”

UPDATE: More criticism rounded up here: “It appears that the gay community is holding Obama to a higher standard than the Nobel committee. Obama’s past approach – Let’s divide this up; I’ll talk, you swoon – isn’t working.” Apparently, I let my reflexive Obama-optimism get ahead of me here . . . .