I'm really not a political buff but I was interested to read in the latest Lesbian Connection (more familiarly known as LC or Elsie), that the same-sex partner of Lesbian Tammy Baldwin, Representative from Wisconsin, was not allowed to travel with her on a congressional delegation to France because House rules do not recognize domestic partners as spouses. The first really great thing I've read about Nancy Pelosi is that she submitted a written request to the secretary of defense to waive the rule. It worked!!
The other political boo-boo has nothing to do with GLBT affairs but lots to do with racial slurs. This time it's about a creator of campaign buttons in Texas whose latest button creation says, "If Obama wins will it still be called the White House?" What a tragedy to cast such aspersions on an individual! The Republican Party is being blamed naturally but who cares it's the mean-spiritedness of the question that rankles. Sounds like Texas still living in the "dark" ages?
This Blog would not be complete without mentioning the tribute to Tim Russert that took place yesterday. I couldn't take my eyes off the TV screen as the eulogies rolled on and on. I loved to watch Russert whenever he took on the task of unraveling a political scenario. He was always right on and spoke plainly so even the politically naive, like me, could understand.
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