Susan Collins
63 to 33, DADT is History [Basically]
The Senate just voted 63-33 to invoke cloture on the standalone bill to repeal Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. Yay. Merry Christmas, wingnuts. UPDATE: Republicans voting
Stand-alone DADT Repeal Bill Introduced
Thank you Senators Lieberman, Collins, Udall and Gillibrand. Get it done this time, ‘kay? Jeremy posted a list of the key Senators that need to
Late Friday Random Ten [okay, fine, Musical Theater edition]
Cutting out a bit early today, so here’s your Weekly Round-up and your Late Friday Random Ten. Let us remember the week that was, together:
DADT Vote A National Disgrace That Played Politics With the Lives of Brave LGBT Service Members and Compromised National Security
Truth Wins Out’s Executive Director Wayne Besen comments on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” vote: “Our political leaders let down the LGBT community, our national security
Oh Yeah, Lady Gaga Is In Maine Right Now, Advocating for DADT Repeal
She’s serious about this. She’s in Maine holding a rally today to put pressure on the two moderate Republican Senators from that state, Olympia Snowe
House Passes Murphy Amendment to Add DADT Repeal Compromise to Defense Authorization
Nancy Pelosi and Patrick Murphy totally shoved it down everybody’s throats, and they didn’t even let the GOP establish a safeword first! The amendment in