I may have spoken too soon when I said the Scott Walker phone call was the big story of the morning, because this story is huge: Govt drops defense of anti-gay marriage law.

In a statement Wednesday, Attorney General Eric Holder says President Barack Obama has concluded that the administration can no longer defend the federal law that defines marriage as only between a man and a woman.

This is excellent news for anyone who believes the government should not be enforcing the homophobia of religious fanatics.