Harry Truman didn't have the votes either...

...when he acted to desegregate the Armed Forces.  However, the buck stopped with 'ol Harry.  With BHO it gets passed right on down the line.  Look, I don't care a fig about 'discrimination' against the BGL&T (sounds like a yummy sandwich....wait, oops) and I certainly don't think that another law making another group 'special' is good policy.  But BHO promised this to his people and is reneging on it because he's a cynical coward.  But you already knew that.  It's a pity the 'Sandwich' people didn't.

President Obama disappointed and vexed gay supporters on Wednesday with his decision, conveyed to activists by a senior adviser, not to sign an executive order banning discrimination by employers with federal contracts.

The executive order, which activists said had support from the Labor and Justice Departments, would have applied to gay, bisexual and transgender people working for or seeking employment from federal contractors. Current law does not protect against discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, and legislation to do so, which Mr. Obama endorses, lacks sufficient votes in Congress.