DADT Is No More.
Thanks goes out to the following republican Senators for bucking the idiocy of their party’s social conservative base: Richard Burr of North Carolina, Mark Kirk of Illinois, John Ensign of Nevada, Scott Brown of Massachusetts, George Voinovich of Ohio, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, both of Maine. None of these guys can be expected to run for President in 2012, as the base will be keen on bringing Palin to the front of the line.
I know I have been critical of Democrats for dragging their feet on this (which they did) but again, I want to convey my thanks to them, and especially Harry Reid, for finally getting this through the Senate.
The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network must be given a special nod, as they have been advocating repeat since the policy was put in place (thank you Dale Carpenter for reminding me of that).
PS. Obama, time to drop the DOJ challenge to the Log Cabin Republicans challenge to DADT.
Gay., Politics / Law Stuff | Sonicfrog December 18, 2010
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By Anonymous, December 23, 2010 @ 5:17 pm
Still can’t give the man his props, what a shame.
By Sonicfrog, December 23, 2010 @ 5:31 pm
Did he earned props for this? He talked a good game during the campaign, like he was REALLY going to fight for this. But as soon as he was elected, this dropped from the radar. I can buy the rational that the economy became issue # 1, but then when the regulation was challenged in court, he chose to fight the challenge (and yes, it is his final decision as the DOJ is an executive branch). There is no indication that he ever really championed the cause. Rather, it is something he can claim victory on, even though he was mostly on the sidelines as a spectator, rather than a cheerleader.
If anyone deserves props, it’s Nancy Pelosi. I’m not a fan of her politics by any means, but I believe in giving credit where credit is due. She fought harder on this than any of the current crowd.