(A special shout out to glennmid who posted a diary early this morning that unfortunately has rolled off the list.)
Late last night a Senate committee voted to restore $50 million in funding to abstinence only education. Story here)
The vote was 12-11, thanks to 2 Dems, Conrad-ND and Lincoln-AR, joining all of the Republicans on the committee.
Abstinence only education not only has done nothing to stem the tide of teen age pregnancy,as outlined in glennmid's diary, it has done nothing to stem the tide of HIV infection in at risk youth.
President Obama is right in my opinion in his efforts to oppose this funding and I seriously doubt this Republican amendment is going to ever see the light of day.
But to see 2 so-called Democrats support this effort is just another nail in the coffin of my active support for the Democratic party. These are not the decisions I worked so hard for last year and I am tired of being frustrated at every turn by my so-called "friends".
From the blue dog Democrats to the DINO members of the Senate (including my own Senator Nelson from Florida) I'm taking names and will be holding people accountable for the failures of this administration.