When I was voting for President Obama in 2008, I felt that at least he was a moderate–but with some possibility that he had liberal tendencies. Obviously, for a liberal like me, he was better than Bush. And I thought he had more of a chance to support liberal causes than did Hillary Clinton. The [...]
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I’ve always suspected that Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ statement that he supported the elimination of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ was very possibly bogus. His coupling of his supposed support for elimination of the policy didn’t quite jibe with his repeated emphasis on the supposed need for a full year of study by the Pentagon. In [...]
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President Obama did the right thing at first by essentially saying that he supported (or at least was not opposed) to the building of a mosque a few blocks away from “Ground Zero.” But then, unfortunately, he attempted to distance himself from his remarks by saying that he had only meant to voice his support [...]
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I have written a number of posts about the attempt to eliminate the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. In my view, President Obama and Congress should simply have defunded enforcement of the policy and, thus, effectively ended it while the far more more difficult elimination of the law unfolded slowly though Congress. That, of course, [...]
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I’m already feeling very uneasy about the Elena Kagan nomination. First, she wasn’t the nominee I wanted since I was hoping that Obama would nominate a liberal. On the surface, of course, Kagan is anything but a liberal. Yes, she does appear to support abortion rights and probably she is a supporter of women’s rights. [...]
Filed under: Abortion, GLBT, Law, Politics, Reproductive Rights | Tagged: Barack Obama, Elena Kagan, Supreme Court | 2 Comments »
As I suspected, although he has said some positive things, Defense Secretary Robert Gates has never had his heart into repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” His “review” of the procedures has been a delaying tactic that really isn’t necessary. If he and the Obama administration were to do it right, they would repeal the law [...]
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I saw a very disappointing poll today. ABC News and the Washington Post asked people what “factors” they would consider if they personally were to choose a Supreme Court nominee to replace Justice Stevens. As you can see, only 16% said that being an African American would be a “factor in favor.” Only 15% said [...]
Filed under: GLBT, Law, Politics, Race/Ethnicity, Religion | Tagged: ABC News, Barack Obama, Justice Stevens, Poll, Supreme Court, Washington Post | 4 Comments »
All over the news today were reports about President Obama’s meeting with Senate leaders (if you can call Mitch McConnell and Jeff Sessions leaders) to give them his thoughts on picking a Supreme Court nominee. When asked whether he will choose a nominee who supports abortion rights, Obama said he does not have a “litmus [...]
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When President Obama gave up the fight to get Dawn Johnsen confirmed as the head of the Office of Legal Counsel, it was said by one Democratic insider that Obama “didn’t have the stomach for the debate” on Johnsen’s support for abortion rights. Now, an abortion rights opponent is also referring to Obama as “not [...]
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Yes, it’s true. I would say that it’s almost impossible that President Obama will nominate anyone who is as liberal as Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. That will mean that, by the end of Obama’s first term, the Supreme Court will be more conservative than when he was elected. How could anyone think otherwise, [...]
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