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Is Repeal Of DADT Risky For Military? |
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Written by Bob Sordahl
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Thursday, 23 December 2010 |
 So Congress has repealed President Clinton's "Don't ask, don't tell" (DADT) policy for our military. To me, it is more like DKDC (Don't know, don't care). As a Conservative Libertarian, I really couldn't care less about someone's sexual orientation. Having said that, I still don't want to see a gay couple making kissy face at the local baseball game. For God's sake, get a room!
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Senate Dems Still Don't Get It |
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Written by Bob Sordahl
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Tuesday, 14 December 2010 |
 Here we go again. The lame duck Congress is floating a $1.1 trillion Senate omnibus bill to accommodate federal funding for 2011. This bill has twelve separate budgetary issues rolled into one, and they hope to pass it in total with no individual debate or amendment. This one is a doozy, including thousands of earmarks (worth $8 billion) in a little over 1,900 pages. Apparently our esteemed members of Congress learned nothing from the November election. The Democrats are hoping that in passing this measure, they will assure funding next year at current levels with no budget cuts of any kind. The bill needs 60 votes to pass, so now all Conservatives, and Republicans in particular must stand together to defeat it. The new Congress has a mandate to change "business as usual" in Washington. The last thing they need is to be saddled with the self-serving dishonesty of the current session.
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Obama-GOP Compromise Stinks |
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Written by Bob Sordahl
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Monday, 13 December 2010 |
 OK, I'm going to make this short and to the point. The Obama-GOP tax bill should be voted down. Though it will extend Bush era tax rates for Americans another two years, it is full of the kind of baloney that we all voted against in November. Not only did Republican leadership negotiate with the President behind closed doors without knowledge or input of the rest of its Congressional delegation, but the bill now includes an estate tax, extended unemployment benefits and more subsidies for "green energy". This is crap. If this legislation cannot stand on its own with a simple up or down vote, then it should not stand.
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