My, Washington, D.C. is quite involved with sexual politics, isn't it?
Yesterday the Senate tried to move on repealing the "don't ask, don't tell" policy in the military that allows gays to serve in the armed forces as long as they stay in the closet. Harry Reid that that this would be a great way to gain some momentum in the midterm congressional elections by firing up the homosexual segment of the Democratic base - especially on an policy that an overwhelming majority of Democrats and an overwhelming majority of Americans support. But no one bothered to count the votes, and the Democrats thought it would be clever to attach the provision as a rider on a defense bill. It was Reid - still facing a serious challenge from Sharron Angle despite her incurable case of foot-in-mouth disease - that got taken for a ride. Not one Republican - even those few Republicans who support repealing "don't ask, don't tell" - would vote to bring it up for consideration on the grounds that the process wasn't proper.
So the bill failed, there are no chances of letting gays and lesbians serve openly in the military any time soon, and the Democrats only managed to further discourage an already discouraged segment of their base. Gays and lesbians aren't even in a mood to give them an E for effort because Reid and his fellow Dems didn't come across as having made much of one. You know you're politically ineffective when Lady Gaga makes the case for open gay service in the military better than you do.
And what the @#** was she doing injecting herself into the issue, anyway?
I kind of like the days when pop musicians like Joan Baez tried to stop soldiers from going off to war rather than fighting for the rights of people to enlist. These times weren't meant for me.
From sexual orientation to sexual disorientation. Noted unindicted sex criminal David Vitter has had a case brought against him by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. The CREW crew charges Louisiana's junior senator with subsidizing the personal expenses of staff member and domestic violence perpetrator Brent Furer after he was charged with abusing and threatening to kill his girlfriend. At issue is the charge the Furer was mostly on paid leave during the three months it took to resolve the case. Vitter's office has brushed it off, mostly by saying that the senator had merely expressed concern over Furer's behavior before he finally resigned, and that the media have misrepresented Furer's case. Furer's lawyer, meanwhile, has insisted that the case is behind him, and that he's putting his life back together.
And Louisiana Republicans have all collectively said, "Good enough for me!"
Four words: Charlie Melancon For Senate.
The details of the case are available here.
Yesterday the Senate tried to move on repealing the "don't ask, don't tell" policy in the military that allows gays to serve in the armed forces as long as they stay in the closet. Harry Reid that that this would be a great way to gain some momentum in the midterm congressional elections by firing up the homosexual segment of the Democratic base - especially on an policy that an overwhelming majority of Democrats and an overwhelming majority of Americans support. But no one bothered to count the votes, and the Democrats thought it would be clever to attach the provision as a rider on a defense bill. It was Reid - still facing a serious challenge from Sharron Angle despite her incurable case of foot-in-mouth disease - that got taken for a ride. Not one Republican - even those few Republicans who support repealing "don't ask, don't tell" - would vote to bring it up for consideration on the grounds that the process wasn't proper.
So the bill failed, there are no chances of letting gays and lesbians serve openly in the military any time soon, and the Democrats only managed to further discourage an already discouraged segment of their base. Gays and lesbians aren't even in a mood to give them an E for effort because Reid and his fellow Dems didn't come across as having made much of one. You know you're politically ineffective when Lady Gaga makes the case for open gay service in the military better than you do.
And what the @#** was she doing injecting herself into the issue, anyway?
I kind of like the days when pop musicians like Joan Baez tried to stop soldiers from going off to war rather than fighting for the rights of people to enlist. These times weren't meant for me.
From sexual orientation to sexual disorientation. Noted unindicted sex criminal David Vitter has had a case brought against him by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. The CREW crew charges Louisiana's junior senator with subsidizing the personal expenses of staff member and domestic violence perpetrator Brent Furer after he was charged with abusing and threatening to kill his girlfriend. At issue is the charge the Furer was mostly on paid leave during the three months it took to resolve the case. Vitter's office has brushed it off, mostly by saying that the senator had merely expressed concern over Furer's behavior before he finally resigned, and that the media have misrepresented Furer's case. Furer's lawyer, meanwhile, has insisted that the case is behind him, and that he's putting his life back together.
And Louisiana Republicans have all collectively said, "Good enough for me!"
Four words: Charlie Melancon For Senate.
The details of the case are available here.
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