Comments on: They Keep Forgetting, So I Keep Reminding

By: Matt Comer

Matt Comer — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:07:49 +0000

"Meanwhile, Clinton herself today penned a missive explaining why she's just so fabulous for gays and cites all the wonderful things -- all seven of them -- that she's done for us."

Too little. Too Late.

By: KipEsquire

KipEsquire — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:31:08 +0000

Moreover, any version of the MREA is dead without a Democratic president.

That hasn't stopped the Democrats from moving forward with ENDA.

By: Alec

Alec — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:13:55 +0000

Obama (the only other male senator still running in the Dem primaries). I make no representations on his record on gay rights; I would simply note that he is not associated with the triangulation strategy that resulted in DOMA. Personally, gay rights is low on my totem pole of issues at this juncture. He has a tendency to interject pro-gay statements in unusual settings and his past work in civil rights indicates he will be very careful about his judicial nominees.

Of course, all that being said, Obama is no libertarian and you are unlikely to support him. I was making a comment about the interest gay Democratic voters have in him, and lingering suspicions from the Clinton era.

As an aside, although I will not be voting for Clinton in the primary, I will be supporting her if she is the Democratic nominee. The fact that Clinton has not sponsored legislation to repeal DODT is not something I am especially concerned about. There were only two realistic windows of opportunity to do so: May 2001-January 2003 and Jan. 2007-Now. There were and are reasons to be hesitant about that kind of change in those time periods unrelated to fear of a Bush veto, anti-gay prejudice or political backlash. Moreover, any version of the MREA is dead without a Democratic president.

By: Chuck H

Chuck H — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:46:59 +0000

Alex: Him who? Are you saying one of the male senators running has sponsored a companion version of MREA in the Senate? To the best of my knowledge none of the senators running has given anything but lip service to ending DADT.

By: Alec

Alec — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:26:57 +0000

Gay Democrats have not overlooked this. There is a surge of support for him in the gay community. This is not the reason I'm voting for him, but I am sure younger gay Democrats in particular are taking these things into account.