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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 08:49 AM
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Today legislation repealing the ban on gays and lesbians serving openly
in the military, will be introduced in the House by Representative Tauscher. The right will predictably have hysterics. Let's hope the dems hold together and President Obama lives up to his past rhetoric and supports it.

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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/19479.html
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Ms. Toad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 08:59 AM
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1. The cynical part of me says...
They're running out of cannon fodder.
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Ms. Toad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 09:00 AM
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2. Deleted - dupe
Edited on Mon Mar-02-09 09:01 AM by Ms. Toad
computer hung up and when I refreshed the blank page it posted again. :eyes:
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dsc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 09:09 AM
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3. I hope he does vocally support us on this
I also hope our Senators support us too.
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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 09:20 AM
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4. Not just vocally.
He needs to pressure recalcitrant dems on this. And of course, sign it if it passes.
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