How does the President regard this ballot proposal legalizing prostitution?
MS. PERINO: He regards it as a local issue and we’ll just leave that for San Francisco to decide. Q He doesn’t oppose this? MS. PERINO: I’m not going to comment on it. Q All right. Does the President hope and believe that Proposition 8 on California’s ballot will be passed in that it defines marriage as the union between one man and one woman? MS. PERINO: The President’s position on this is very clear. I’m not going to comment on it and I don’t understand why you’re so interested in California. I thought you lived up in Baltimore. (Laughter.) Q I lived in California. MS. PERINO: Oh, you did. Mark. Q Thank you. Q Yes, Iraq, the cabinet has now said that there need to be changes in this agreement. Is it up for renegotiation or is the draft — MS. PERINO: Well, the text was negotiated by both sides and it’s now before the Iraqi government, as you say. Secretary Gates put it well yesterday, which is that the door wasn’t slammed shut but it’s pretty much closed, in our opinion. So the — I’
