"The Army secretary said on Wednesday he would not discharge gay personnel who admitted their sexual orientation to him, despite the 'don't ask, don't tell' stance that remains official military policy."

I think this is temporary due to the fact that the military is currently surveying active duty personel regarding DADT. I guess they want to assure the gays will not have any problems should one say accidentally reveal themselves.

Steve! It's Trinity University they are talking about. There are a few Trinity Colleges -- including my alma mater in Hartford, CT -- but none have the same, let's say, personality, as Trinity University.

If some muckrackers or muckraker has the tenacity to open and expose C Street and the Family it would be the story of the decade!

The 10 letters story is worth the read.

* Fascinating piece from Andrew Sabl on the rhetoric of the health care debate, specifically the efficacy of the word "mandate."

Lipstick, meet Pig. That sounds very nice. I wonder why they have those penalty enforcement provisions?

i can remember when shelby was just claude's embarrassment. wonder if claude's glad obama gets some of shelby slopped on him these days?

EVERYONE, attention: the offshore drilling thing is optics. Really, what else can it be? Drilling is very popular with key demogs. How far it goes re: implementation is yet to be determined.

So, squawk away.

Jam Guy, you got right. There are huge leases in the gulf that are bought and paid for-decades ago- and have yet to be "drilled".

Same situation on dry land; unexplored leases, explored leases, capped wells, etc. And they are all waiting until oil goes (back) to $200 a bbl.

yes, the "10 letters" piece is well worth reading...

I thought I already lived in Jesusland.. I made out my tax check to Jesus!

I'm going to take a wait and see attitude regarding President Obama's plan to open offshore oil exploration. This young progressive idealist (me) learned something about pragmatism after the HCR bill passed.

Obama said he wasn't going to do OSD, and the safety issues aren't settled. Should we really be proud of such neoliberal triangulation?

Because slapping teabaggers around should be our national sport.

Teabonics on Flickr

Even Drudge and Faux (his link) are opening up about the extremism and vulgarity of todays anti-government militants ("patriots" by their own euphemism.) At
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/03/30/irs-investigates-death-threats-employees-health-approval,
we read of death threats and discussions of how to bait and kill IRS agents. One particularly vulgar and atrocious exchange on blogs:
In a particularly heinous reply that was praised by dozens of other commenters, someone suggested - in graphic terms - that tax opponents should rape an attractive agent before killing her. "Or vice versa…don’t have a problem with that either."
Yeah, vice versa. This is presumably a good "patriotic" and "Christian" crowd.

You know, the upper level operatives like Ailes, the RNC strategy group, Beck/Limbaugh/Palin and that media complex pushed hatred of Obama, progressives, the government and so on. They are effectively and morally responsible for fanning these flames, and need to be held open to the bright lights and to scorn for instigating terror tactics in their partisan war. They should have to ride their tiger right out into the swamp.

"* I didn't realize this was an option: "The Army secretary said on Wednesday he would not discharge gay personnel who admitted their sexual orientation to him, despite the 'don't ask, don't tell' stance that remains official military policy.""

Of course its an option. Unless someone sues the military to force them to obey the law it is entire;y within the power of the military (and the CinC) to effectively end DADT any time. That's what's made Obama's refusal to deal with issue while handing it off to an uncaring congress such a transparent betrayal of gays. He could have handled DADT and Gitmo within second of becoming president by simply signing a couple orders to the military.

He chose not to.

For further insight into earlier roots of today's problems, see http://www.consortiumnews.com/2010/033110.html.

Koreyel, @ 21:07,

Thanks! Found the whole shebang -- 67 photos, each better than the next -- and reposted to my Facebook "status". Have editors and teachers among my friends; they ought to enjoy it.

I've got news for the Governor of Utah: You may be a "sovereign" state, but there is another sovereign above you, and that's the federal government.

It outranks you.

Sure like you spending millions to find that out, and at the expense of your school children, too.

Classy.

My "favorite" part of DADT is that they apparently NEVER discharged anyone for asking.

Every time someone was "outed" anonymously, or by someone outside the military dropping a dime, that resulted in someone IN the military ASKING.

I sure would like to see at least ONE discharge for someone asking.

Up to a certain point, new IRS agents would pay for themselves.

Regarding C Street being owned by a group called "The Family", reminds me of the Sopranos and talk of "The Family". fagedaboudit. I don't think so! I truly hope this pans out.

If Trinity was a private school, I could see his point. But it's a private school - a private RELIGIOUS school - and he chose to go there.

I meant if Trinity was a public school

Obama said he wasn't going to do OSD, and the safety issues aren't settled. Should we really be proud of such neoliberal triangulation?
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