The only guest on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” this morning was Elizabeth Birch, , head of the Human Rights Campaign, the hard gay-left group now pressing all the Democratic candidates to support what proponents call “gay marriage.” No debate. First question: “Do you think that President Bush has been detrimental to gays and lesbians?” So much for balance.

She said this morning that all nine candidates are “great friends” of the HRC, and seven are expected at an HRC forum today. The moderator is ABC’s Sam Donaldson. As in the NARAL candidates’ forum in January, expect no reporter to point out the Dems are tap-dancing away from the mainstream of public opinion on social issues — unlike GOP candidate appearances before the Christian Coalition.