Type Comments Since You Last CheckedArticle Source Last Checked
advertisement
Existing users log in below. New users please register for a free account.

New Users:

Existing Users:

E-Mail:
Password:
Forgot Password?
Please enter the e-mail address or domain name you registered with:
E-Mail/Domain:
Back to Login
  • Top News
  • Local News
  • World
  • U.S.
  • Sports
  • Politics
  • Tech
  • Entertainment
  • Science
  • Business
  • Health
  • Odd News
  • More
    • Arts
    • Education
    • Environment
    • Fashion
    • History
    • Home & Garden
    • Not News
    • Religion
    • Travel
Visit Carloz's column >>

CARLOZ

Welcome / Bienvenido
Articles Posted: 388  Links Seeded: 6718
Member Since: 8/2008  Last Seen: 9/16/2011

Updated continuously by citizens like you, Newsvine is an instant reflection of what the world is talking about at any given moment.

  • Your Clippings
  • Leaderboard
  • E-Mail Alerts
  • Top of the Vine
  • Newsvine Live
  • Newsvine Archives
  • The Greenhouse
  • Recommended Articles
  • Wall of Vineness
advertisement

Despite Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeall's Passage, McConnell Tries And Fails To Undermine It In Last Ditch Effort

Seeded on Wed Dec 22, 2010 12:08 PM EST
Article Source: Think Progress
politics, us, barack-obama, republicans, gop, republican, usa, us-politics, mitch-mcconnell, homophobia, dadt, good-news, dont-ask-dont-tell, progress, heterosexism, gays-in-the-military, heterosexist
Seeded by Carloz
advertisement

yesterday, in a last minute effort to derail the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) tried to subvert today's great civil rights achievement. McConnell tried to attach an amendment to the stripped-down National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would have required the Service Chiefs to certify that implementation did not compromise military readiness or unit cohesion. The amendment would have likely extended the current certification process — which already includes the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and President Obama — and undermined the intent of the legislation and the wishes of military leadership. From McConnell's amendment:

Purpose: To include the Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces in the certification required with respect to the repeal of the policy of the Department of Defense concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces. [...]

At the end of subtitle J of title V, add the following:
SEC. 597. INCLUSION OF CHIEFS OF STAFF OF THE ARMED FORCES IN CERTIFICATION REQUIRED REGARDING REPEAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICY CONCERNING HOMOSEXUALITY IN THE ARMED FORCES.

  • Enjoy this article? Help vote it up the 'Vine.

Published to:

  • Carloz's Column, All of Newsvine
  • Groups: 111th Congress: Keeping Tabs, American_Politics, cheapdirtystuntsbyGOPfascists, GOP Wall of Shame, GOP Watch , Grounded for Life, Human Rights Vine, Political Analysis, Politics in USA, Queer Agendas, RepubliCON Watch, RightsVine, The Vine 12 Step, US News and Views
  • Regions: none
  • Public Discussion (13)
Carloz

Republicans have long sought to include the Service Chiefs because, as a group, the Chiefs are generally less sanguine about repeal than Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mike Mullen.

What an underhanded troglodyte. Epic fail, McConnell!

  • 14 votes
#1 - Wed Dec 22, 2010 12:10 PM EST
trm2008

That's nicer than what I want to call McConnell. I commend your restraint.

  • 11 votes
#1.1 - Wed Dec 22, 2010 1:55 PM EST
Carloz

Well, I got what I really wanted to say off my chest on this article: Insults - Get it off your chest. That should hold me for a while.

  • 6 votes
#1.2 - Wed Dec 22, 2010 2:04 PM EST
StevG-144

Why would anybody expect any less, from the republicans, after two years of stop and block and the threat of closing down the government completly coming in the future, you would be surprised, if they didn't try something, especially since Obama and the democrats havegotten so much passed anyway. Next year will be very ugly, and frustrating.

  • 5 votes
#1.3 - Wed Dec 22, 2010 3:54 PM EST
Carloz

Next year will be very ugly, and frustrating.

I'm afraid you may be right, StevG, but it's good to see the 'shellacking' they are taking as the 111th winds down. Makes me hopeful -- and I hope it is doing the same for the Dems who will be serving in the 112th.

  • 5 votes
#1.4 - Wed Dec 22, 2010 4:03 PM EST
Rygar

Wasn't he one of the people that criticized Democrats for doing the same thing by putting DADT and DREAM act into the Defense bill? I could be wrong on this.

I am not surprised however. In fact I am surprised by the lack of an uproar on the federal level, given how the track record of Republicans pandering to Moral Conservatives.

  • 7 votes
#2 - Wed Dec 22, 2010 12:55 PM EST
northtosouth

I'm still at a loss as to why the far right is so adamant about the government staying out of their lives while insisting the government interfere in others lives. Hypocritical doesn't begin to describe their behaviour. Ridiculous.

  • 7 votes
#3 - Wed Dec 22, 2010 2:04 PM EST
LeftInTexas

The GOP caved.

When you get " right " down to it, their personal Christmas vacation time off was more important than even their political party for some Republicans in the senate. Now their is a trustworthy lock-step bunch.

Message to Sen. Mitch McConnell:

"Your clout and so-called leadership only extends to early or mid-December, bud."

For all your pontificating, huffing and puffing, in the end was just a bunch of hot-air. The Barrack Hussien Obama the first African American President and the Democratic Party accomplished more progressive agenda in two years than the last 6 presidents combined.

Yes We Can !!!

See you in the 112th Congress with new filibusters rules and 400 seperate pieces of Democratic House majority approved legislation awaiting senate simple majority rubber-stamp to President Obama for signature into law right down your throat, looser.

  • 7 votes
#4 - Wed Dec 22, 2010 2:34 PM EST
Lynn-410457

What happened GOPers and Teabaggers???? This mid-term election was supposed to stop everything. Yet Obama has successfully pushed through the tax bill, the DADT , the Nutrition Bill and the Start Treaty Bill is on its way. Mitch McConnell, did himself in when he said "my agenda is assure that Obama will not be re-elected and do everything to stop that." Do people care about whether Obama is re-elected now, or do they care about jobs, housing and the economy? I believe it is the latter and that by mouthing off, McConnell has assured that he won't be re-elected. He is one of my Senators and he was elected last time just barely and he is already targeted to be sent home at the next election. He is a total embarrassment to our State and really Mitch do something about your sagging double chins.

  • 4 votes
#5 - Wed Dec 22, 2010 3:10 PM EST
Carloz

Yet Obama has successfully pushed through the tax bill, the DADT , the Nutrition Bill and the Start Treaty Bill is on its way.

Way to go, lame duckers!

  • 6 votes
#5.1 - Wed Dec 22, 2010 3:39 PM EST
LeftInTexas

.. and the 9/11 first responders health-care !!!

Yay for the heroes & their families who really deserve a great Christmas present.

  • 4 votes
#5.2 - Wed Dec 22, 2010 5:25 PM EST
Carloz

Amen, LeftinTexas.

  • 3 votes
#5.3 - Wed Dec 22, 2010 5:33 PM EST
Lynn-410457

You are right, as soon as I got off my computer posting the above, they were announcing about the 911 Responders bill and guess who was not in site??? Of course, Mr. McConnell. Oh Mitch, we are leaving you behind, get on or shut your piehole

  • 3 votes
#5.4 - Wed Dec 22, 2010 5:53 PM EST
Leave a Comment:
You're in Easy Mode. If you prefer, you can use XHTML Mode instead.
You're in XHTML Mode. If you prefer, you can use Easy Mode instead.
(XHTML tags allowed - a,b,blockquote,br,code,dd,dl,dt,del,em,h2,h3,h4,i,ins,li,ol,p,pre,q,strong,ul)
Newsvine Privacy Statement
As a new user, you may notice a few temporary content restrictions. Click here for more info.
FUN STUFF:
  • Leaderboard |
  • E-Mail Alerts |
  • Top of the Vine |
  • Newsvine Live |
  • Newsvine Archives |
  • The Greenhouse |
COMPANY STUFF:
  • Code of Honor |
  • Company Info |
  • Contact Us |
  • Jobs |
  • User Agreement |
  • Privacy Policy |
  • About our ads
LEGAL STUFF:
  • © 2005-2011 Newsvine, Inc. |
  • Newsvine® is a registered trademark of Newsvine, Inc. |
  • Newsvine is a property of