Further to my previous post on the ‘debate’; The last couple of weeks I’ve finally had direct contact with this “finest healthcare system in the world, what do you mean it’s broken and needs fixing, you unAmerican, you?” healthcare system. And speaking obviously as an outsider, I’d just like to say;
“This system is broken and [...]
I love it when LGBT rights opponents manage to make our arguments for us.
Like Senator Chris Buttars of Utah, who says he will block a proposed inclusive Salt Lake City anti-discrimination bill because, and this is a direct quotation:
“I don’t think the discrimination they scream about is really real”.
This in Salt Lake City, home of [...]
Just before I went to bed last night I saw the news that Ted Kennedy had died (and I’m sorry, no matter how long I live in this country, I’m never going to use the rather mealy-sounding ‘passed’), and was deeply saddened. Not in a “oh no, my despair is deep and personal” sense, because [...]
Just a quick addition to yesterday’s ramble.
Last night Rachel Maddow took a look at some of the prominent “healthcare reform is a secret plot to kill old people” voices and highlighted their rank hypocrisy.
Even they don’t believe it.
Warning - this is a highly simplified and probably simplistic view - which sadly is part of the point. It’s also meant to be for the enlightenment of those non-US people still listening to my witterings more than the US folks, who clearly know more about this stuff than I do or ever will. It’s [...]
Pretty much since Proposition 8 passed here in California back in November, there’s been a drive to get a repeal motion in front of California’s voters. The various voices of the LGBT community is the state (and beyond) have, over the last nine months, been tying themselves in knots setting up discussions/meetings/polls to try and [...]
Been a while since I ranted about Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell repeal. Not that things have been quiet - on the contrary, loads of stuff has been happening, but it’s been covered well elsewhere by people far closer to the issues and the detail than I.
But in the wake of the White House actively working [...]
Further to yesterday, the Senate just voted to remove the fighter plane funding from the Defense Bill, removing the excuse for a Presidential veto.
The roundabout continues on to other amendments. You never know, the Matthew Shepherd Amendment may yet make it into law.
Sorry - quiet week last week; much going on in various directions, including work and a rather unpleasant “falling out among friends” which got The Mrs (and me to a slightly lesser extent) quite upset. I may revisit the latter at some point soon.
Anyway, picking up briefly on some recent topics:
The Hate Crimes bill passed [...]
After a long and convoluted journey, which has actually seen it passed by the Senate three times, The Matthew Shephard Hate Crimes Prevention Act will be offered as an amendment to an upcoming National Defense Bill (don’t ask), in the far more confident hope that it will pass (again) and actually be signed if it [...]
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