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By: WGAY podcast – "More Democratic disappointments" : DC Agenda

WGAY podcast – "More Democratic disappointments" : DC Agenda — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:17:27 +0000

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By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:14:45 +0000

I agree with you Tim, DBPO and ENDA are the minimal I will accept this year. If not I am voting Green party only. I will not vote for any dems at the national level (I will support the California democratic party which actually has balls). I get calls from the Boxer campaign but I let her know that I am done with them until they show real accomplishments. Boxer’s silence doesn’t sit well with me anymore. Maybe the party needs a few election losses to wise up, they don’t appear willing to do anything for us anyway.

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:00:34 +0000

I have to agree. We really haven’t gotten anything from the Dems apart from the low hanging fruit of the Hate Crimes Act and the reauthorization of the Ryan White Care Act, and that my friends simply will not do. As Robert Turner points out, this lack of progress on LGBT legislation can only be the result of two things, the first being our community’s silence in not letting themselves be heard and the second being the Dems ignoring our voices and concerns. More and more, I begin to think its the latter problem, as the Democrats are clearly taking us for granted. Speaking for myself, I can tell you I am going to leave them hanging in 2010 if they don’t at least pass The Domestic Benefits & Obligations Act AND ENDA bills; which are my top priorities. I would like to see them repeal the rotten Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy and the Defense of Marriage Act, but lets face it, if they can’t manage to pass DBPO and ENDA they obviously won’t get that done. My line in the sand is them passing DBPO & ENDA, and if they don’t they have truly betrayed our trust.

By: WGAY podcast – “More Democratic disappointments” | DC Agenda

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:44:05 +0000

[...] This week’s WGAY submission covers the Personal Agenda piece by Robert Turner, “More Democratic disappointments” [...]

By: Shawna

Shawna — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:54:23 +0000

I am disgusted with Nancy Pelosi. She treats us like second class citizens.

By: Duane Williams

Duane Williams — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:47:46 +0000

We have to do more than elect a mere Democratic majority. We have to elect a progressive Democratic majority. In the Senate that means at least 60 progressive Senators or a progressive agenda can’t be guaranteed.

By: Chuck Waldmann

Chuck Waldmann — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:22:44 +0000

True, our entire agenda hasn’t passed. In fact, a large portion of it seems to be stalled. However, politicians ultimately need to be pragmatists. Instead of working on gay rights legislation, Congress and the President have been focused on managing the wind-down of one war and the ramping up of another, trying to find some way to stem the dramatic loss of jobs and strengthen a weak recovery, figure out some way to get the necessary votes to get some sort of health care bill passed and figure out how to get re-elected in 2010. They haven’t been idle. They just have looked at the legislative priorities and figured out the math that might get them elected again.