Yesterday held important votes for gay rights--a true bellwether of social progress in our nation. While it was a mixed night, a larger view says we are on the path toward greater social justice. So, the results (with a positive spin):
Imagine reading these headlines 10 years ago? Remember that it took 70 years for women to get the right to vote--from Seneca Falls (1848) to 19th Amendment (1920). So, albeit not as fully or as quickly as GLBT Americans deserve, progress is happening.
Regardless of which Democrat one supports, I think we should collectively reject the kind of nasty, destructure advertising shown in the YouTube ad. I hope Obama is not behind this. It's trash, of the sort that the GOP has used against us. We cannot allow any Democrat to attack another this way.
I wonder whether it's actually a right-wing smear on both Hillary and Obama?
· WI-08: Wingnut plans to run as "conservative independent" (desmoinesdem)
· 50 percent of southerners say Obama better president than Bush (desmoinesdem)
· What Yesterday Says About Young Voters (Mike Connery)
· Max Blumenthal on the dysfunctional movement driving the GOP (Mike Connery)
· IA-Gov: Culver launches second tv ad (desmoinesdem)
· Hilarious Vid On Why We Must Vote No On Issue 2!! (Cliff Schecter)
· NY-23: Scozzafava Drops Out! (lipris)
· NY-23: Pataki Goes Rogue, Endorses Teabagger Darling Doug Hoffman (lipris)
· Dunne Considering Run For VT-Gov (Nathan Empsall)
· McGovern Grandson Looks to Challenge Thune in 2010 (Jonathan Singer)
· IA-03: Two potential challengers for Boswell (desmoinesdem)
· NJ-Gov: Daggett Goes After Christie and Corzine (Jonathan Singer)
