Dems treat gays to 'Throwback Mountain'

[kweerwolf]

The political thriller of the decade! A blockbuster of revenge, intrigue and suspense! A multi-million-dollar extravaganza guaranteed to rock George Bush's world! Opening on Election Day, 2006, at a voting booth near you.

National Democratic leaders are hyping their prospects, predicting their melodrama's popularity will skyrocket their party back into take-charge majorities on both sides of Capitol Hill.

But sneak previews I've seen of performances the national party intends to showcase are scenes from a real horror show. Call it "Throwback Mountain."

What an unwelcome sequel. Remember who controlled Congress and the White House in 1993 when the Don't Act, Don't Tell ban passed, slapping every gay patriot in the face? Democrats. And when the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act breezed into law in 1996? The Dems controlled the presidency.

http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060313/OPINION03/603130315/1272

[dsc]

1. Don't Ask Don't Tell

wasn't a ban if by ban you mean what ban usually means. The policy was actually loosened by Don't Ask Don't Tell, at least in theory. I am often amazed that this stuff is brought up while ENDA and Hate Crimes aren't. Those were Clinton's real failures.

[TechBear_Seattle]

2. "I wish I knew how to quit them" n/t

[readmoreoften]

3. LOL! /nt

[sui generis]

4. oh we know

Dear Democratic Party: here's a Canadian dime, call someone who cares.

Hey, if it's gonna be like that then they surely don't need our money or our vote.

I'm dead serious. I can wait four more years if making the dems lose by withholding support is the only way to get our party's attention.

I'm ready for the bigotry to be out in the open anyway instead of just "ignored". At least we'll know where we stand instead of playing along with make-believe.