The Chicago Tribune reports that the chairman of the Illinois GOP, Pat Brady, has resigned over controversy of his support for marriage equality. With same-sex marriage legislation pending in the Illinois legislature, Brady this year voiced his support for the proposal despite a plank in the state GOP platform that said marriage should be reserved [...]
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Queer Talk: Guess Who the RNC Listened to Concerning Marriage Equality
In answer to the question in the headline, “Guess who the RNC listened to concerning marriage equality?”, via Think Progress, this excerpt from the recently approved resolutions by the Republican National Committee: WHEREAS, the institution of marriage is the solid foundation upon which our society is built and in which children thrive; it is based [...]
Queer Talk: The “Right” Regulation of Sodomy, Abortion and Guns
It’s about the “Right” Regulation. Anti-sodomy, anti-marriage equality, anti-abortion, and anti-gun-regulation conversations are active at state and federal levels. It isn’t all negative news, from the perspective of those who aren’t in agreement with this “anti” thinking. But there are efforts – even if often in the Right fringe territory – to enforce SCOTUS ruled [...]
Queer Talk: The GOP Struggle to Adjust to a Changing Electorate (VIDEOS)
The contrasts and conflicts within the GOP continue to unfold, as the struggle to adjust, or avoid adjusting, to a changing electorate plays out. CPAC is the current window into the inner contradictions and clashes, as stories about Chris Hayes Says He Won’t Attend CPAC if GOProud is Banned and Charles Krauthammer Calls CPAC Decision [...]
ABC News Reports ‘Republican Doomsday Plan’
At ABC News Jonathan Karl reports: Republicans are seriously considering a Doomsday Plan if fiscal cliff talks collapse entirely. It’s quite simple: House Republicans would allow a vote on extending the Bush middle class tax cuts (the bill passed in August by the Senate) and offer the President nothing more: no extension of the debt [...]
Mitt Romney Minute: Just a Couple of Cadillacs? And a Ford Field Fumble.
Art offers his perspective as a movement progressive activist. I think we can use Britney Spear’s anthem “Oops I did it again” as Mitt Romney’s theme song. Mitt was declared the “winner” of the nasty Wednesday debate but as usual Mitt creates a self-inflicted firestorm. Speaking at the Detroit Economic Club event, in a stadium [...]
Progressive Notes: Feingold Backs Baldwin, Enviros Plan Keystone Protests, FDR and OWS, and Other Doings
Art offers his perspective as a movement progressive activist. Great news! Former Senator Russ Feingold has endorsed Rep. Tammy Baldwin in the Wisconsin senate race. This is a huge deal and makes Baldwin the front runner for the party nomination and perhaps the general election. Feingold is very respected and popular in Wisconsin these days [...]
Progressive Notes: Organizing a Forum on Texas School Finance Lawsuit
Art offers his perspective as a movement progressive activist. Texas school finance for dummies: I wanted to tell ya’ll of an exciting project I have been working on as president of my club Meyerland Area Democrats. I am organizing a forum on the landmark school finance lawsuit which is being filed this week. Hundreds of [...]
Liberally Independent: Perry Points
Joyce L. Arnold: Liberal, lesbian, Independent, equality activist, writer. A post from a liberal Texan’s perspective, about Rick Perry. I’m not sure there’s much to say that hasn’t been said, and I’m even less sure anything better can be said than what the wonderful Molly Ivins wrote about Perry’s predecessor, W. It absolutely applies to [...]
Progressive Notes: Obama to Breathers- “Choke on It!”
Art offers his perspective as a movement progressive activist. Boy every day has another great jaw dropper doesn’t it? Today Obama told the EPA to halt stronger regulations on smog pollution. Obama claims, like every major Republican candidate, that such regulations would harm the economy. What a laugh, and a betrayal to the health of [...]
Progressive Notes: More Black Women Would be Impoverished if SS Cuts Pass
Art offers his perspective as a movement progressive activist. As President Obama and Congressman Cantor hash out trillions in cuts, which no economist says we can afford , our POTUS has tossed in cutting Social Security benefits among other programs. Let us be clear: these SS cuts will destroy lives in ways no Republican has [...]
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