The much honored Pam Spaulding has a particularly powerful blog post this morning. Seems like most bloggers have predicted, the Democrats are starting to run from our issues because of the mid-term elections. Pam quotes from a source:
"In the run-up to the 2010 midterm elections, they don’t want to be forced to vote on climate change, immigration reform and gays in the military, which they say should be set aside so Congress can focus on jobs and the economy.
...Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said he was not certain whether repealing “Don’t ask, don’t tell” would be on next year’s agenda.
...One Democratic senator facing reelection in a Republican-leaning state said he does not want to see the issue of gays in the military, immigration reform or even climate change on next year’s agenda."
Pam, as only her articulate voice can put it, says:
"Our window of opportunity is closing and there will always be an excuse to say "not yet" for civil rights legislation. That's why we have to make the calls, visit the offices and march, if necessary, because the spineless and fence sitters are keen to beg for political homophobia slack. The go-slow, glad-handing, stay quiet approach doesn't work when pending legislation is constantly a liability for the same reasons over and over."
Pam and her reactions to Maine over the last couple of days is a must read.
Subscribe
Comments