Yeah, so it's Meta Wednesday. Pffft. Tick tock.
Rachel had a great segment last night. We’re heading into the lame duck so we’ve got maybe six weeks. There's a few key items on the agenda. Pick one. Or all three. I don’t care. Do something.
Quack Louder.
DADT Repeal.
Tax Cuts.
Social Security ...
Linkage and rainbows & pom poms after the jump. Maybe I’ll toss in a pony.
Activists who also happen to always vote Democrat, partisan Democrats who are also active progressives... Whatever label you adhere to or approach you prefer, we should make good use of our time. Clock's tickin'.
Repeal DADT this year! Erm, that’s the next 51 days.
I'm tellin' ya, it's Backwards Day too. GOP LCRs are on it
Where are our advocates in D.C.? I guess they're waiting for that survey to come out on Dec 1...?
Time is running out to repeal the Pentagon's Don't Ask Don't Tell (DADT) policy, with Republicans poised to take control of the House and increase their power in the Senate -- which will make repealing the ban even more difficult.
Meanwhile Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin is under pressure from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), the chairman and ranking member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, to introduce a revised version of the defense bill that would remove the provision repealing DADT.
The White House, gay rights advocates and Senate Democrats -- including House Majority Leader Harry Reid -- are pushing Levin to proceed forward with a bill that includes language to repeal the ban on gays openly serving in the military.
A decision is expected to be reached before the start of the Senate's lame-duck session.
Straight Allies! Step up to the plate. Make some calls. Clarknt67 posted all the info you need. Clark's action diary with #’s
Call Reid, he just sent out this tweet, hold him to it. Call: (202) 224-3542
I stand by commitment to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell. #DADT
Senator Reid tweets!
Okay. Next. Tax Cuts expire Dec 31 2010. Tell Congress: Don't extend the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy
Sheesh. I'm rusty at this. heh.
One more. Save the big one for last. Pay attention. Social Security.
Perhaps the most frightening part of the unveiling, however, is that Peterson -- long a scourge of progressives for having earned hundreds of millions in the hedge fund business while preaching financial sacrifice for others -- has prominent Democrats backing his latest campaign. Appearing alongside him at the Newsuem on Tuesday morning was outgoing Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) and Budget Committee Chair Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.).
"People on the left who don't want to touch entitlements, that is just unrealistic," said Conrad. "I would say to my friends on the left it is unrealistic, Medicare and Social Security are headed for insolvency. The idea that nothing has to be done is divorced from reality. On the right, those who say no new revenue, I believe, are also in denial."
"The election a week ago today would have been a lot more edifying if we had more commercials like that then the ones running out there in the various states," Bayh said of the ad campaign. "Very impressive."
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The OweNo campaign will appear on national television during the Sunday news shows, cable programs, online, and on select billboards. It will also cater to two specific markets: Denver and Columbus. And while those two cities may seem like random choices, it's worth noting that on Tuesday morning, Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), fresh off a close election win, argued that it is time for a "conversation" on Social Security reform.
Phew. While y'all think about this, I'm going to look for some good tunes.
Oh crap. This just in!!!
Cat Food Commission Releases Its Recommendations!
Did I say something about pom poms? Oops. I think I meant pitchforks.