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Sep. 21st, 2010 11:07 pmMy gosh, but the Democrats completely messed up the DADT repeal, didn't they? There's theoretically a chance it could be voted on again next week but... I would be utterly shocked. They put it off, put it off, put it off, and now it's too late, the Republicans are going to sweep in November and it will be at least 10 years before we have another shot at DADT.
ENDA is not even on the horizon, apparently. I haven't heard it mentioned in a long time. And the DOMA repeal? Doubt it was ever even seriously considered.
It's safe to say the Dems have completely disheartened the GLBT community at this point, and we're big enough to swing some districts. Most of the credit for gay rights victories this year actually go to Republicans.
Frakkin' cowards. They are about to get beat by the tea party... the tea party, the modern Know-Nothing ultra-philistine iconoclasts who on a normal year would be the fringe weirdos who get a brief mention on the local news for showing up in colonial America costumes on election day.
The moral of the story? Don't compromise. I'm a pretty firm believer in this. I mean, sometimes it's okay to let go, to pick your battles sparingly, but generally you should try to exchange A for B as long as A and B are each things that someone fully wants. If you take A and cut it in half and offer that in exchange for half of B, you satisfy no one, and there is no victory to proclaim.
Also, a little bit of populism would have gone a long way.
ENDA is not even on the horizon, apparently. I haven't heard it mentioned in a long time. And the DOMA repeal? Doubt it was ever even seriously considered.
It's safe to say the Dems have completely disheartened the GLBT community at this point, and we're big enough to swing some districts. Most of the credit for gay rights victories this year actually go to Republicans.
Frakkin' cowards. They are about to get beat by the tea party... the tea party, the modern Know-Nothing ultra-philistine iconoclasts who on a normal year would be the fringe weirdos who get a brief mention on the local news for showing up in colonial America costumes on election day.
The moral of the story? Don't compromise. I'm a pretty firm believer in this. I mean, sometimes it's okay to let go, to pick your battles sparingly, but generally you should try to exchange A for B as long as A and B are each things that someone fully wants. If you take A and cut it in half and offer that in exchange for half of B, you satisfy no one, and there is no victory to proclaim.
Also, a little bit of populism would have gone a long way.
