tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post7978630758690216390..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: DADTJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-53902989505754033342010-12-10T09:07:50.570-06:002010-12-10T09:07:50.570-06:00Why isn't anyone talking about Mitch McConnell...Why isn't anyone talking about Mitch McConnell's influence in this? An alternate, simple explanation for yesterday's events is that McConnell has declared the defense authorization bill a party-line vote. If that's the case, then negotiation with moderate Republicans is pointless and Reid might as well call a vote, get it overwith and move to Plan B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-50483621167878374062010-12-10T07:48:27.723-06:002010-12-10T07:48:27.723-06:00Waldo,
I really disagree with that. It's sur...Waldo,<br /><br />I really disagree with that. It's surely possible that Reid and others have screwed this up as far as strategy and tactics go -- but it's the Republicans blocking this, not the Dems.Jonathan Bernsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-75699239339582174172010-12-10T03:03:32.105-06:002010-12-10T03:03:32.105-06:00This is nothing by Democratic symbolism voting so ...This is nothing by Democratic symbolism voting so they can gather their fig leaves, pat the gays on the head and say, well, we tried, no go away. But remember us at the next HRC dinner- there we just love you to death, not to mention all the money we can hoover up from your city and cart back to DC.Waldo Lydecker's Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18046082913930451235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-40569594560469332612010-12-09T15:53:07.120-06:002010-12-09T15:53:07.120-06:00He has to be able to say he tried, right?
I suspe...He has to be able to say he tried, right?<br /><br />I suspect "moderate" Rs have been encouraged to negotiate to their hearts content as long as they never actually reach agreement (see Snowe and ACA).Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14660252332090242623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-58678242305475843462010-12-09T15:42:31.758-06:002010-12-09T15:42:31.758-06:00Whatever the reason may be, you'll forgive me ...Whatever the reason may be, you'll forgive me for feeling nothing but unmitigated disgust that an unpopular, discriminatory and rankly unjust policy seems to have survived thanks to the vagaries of the Senate. Reid's fault? The GOP's? It scarcely seems to matter.<br /><br />What a happy, proud day to be a gay American.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11213051268392108382noreply@blogger.com