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1. LittleDavid Says:
   July 26th, 2010 at 7:12 pm

   @ David Campbell

   I am beginning to think you are going to sign on to each and every Democratic Progressive goal point without giving it any consideration or thought of your own.

   Let us examine the unfinished business:

   Extension of middle class tax cuts: I think this is going to happen so it need not be discussed.

   Comprehensive Climate Change Legislation: These efforts would be furthered if the environmentalists did not insist it can not include nuclear power and carbon capture and sequestration for coal. You need a broad coalition to pass it and when you kick keep kicking people out of your tent why are you surprised you no longer have a majority?

   Immigration Reform: That’s politically correct speak for legalizing illegal immigrants and granting them citizenship. Ronald Reagan got something like this passed during his presidency with the promise we would after that crack down. What crack down? All we saw was an ever increased wave of illegals hoping for the next clemency and route to citizenship. If Ronald Reagan’s promise ended up being a lie, why should we think Barack Obama’s promise will be better?

   Employee Free Choice Act: Employees already have free choice through private ballot. The only change through this, which is also described as card check, would be to expose the employee to peer pressure with votes/action known to all instead of the secrecy of the private ballot. I am on the fence when it comes to unions, but this attempt in my opinion exposes some of the worse aspects of the unions. Why can’t the unions live with the results of the secret ballot just like the employer must?

   ENDA: This bill would force unreasonable requirements on employers. Not only would it offer protection to the average gay citizen it would force employers to accept the most outrageous behavior of the eccentrics. Besides, this legislation is really unnecessary as most of the Fortune 500 corporations have non-discrimination policies that protect the reasonable same sex preference population while allowing them to discriminate against the weirdos. ENDA goes too far in that it would require protection of the eccentric employees who might drive off both other employees and customers.

   Some of Obama’s unfinished business might be better off left unfinished if he hopes to be reelected. Giving progressives an orgasm will leave a majority of voters less then satisfied.

2. David Campbell Says:
   July 27th, 2010 at 9:38 am

   Actually, I have given these issues some consideration and thought of my own. President Obama’s agenda is not just supported by progressives, but by a majority of voters.

   According to a new Kaiser Foundation poll, public opinion of health reform is now 50% favorable and 35% unfavorable.

   Extension of middle class tax cuts may or may not happen. Democrats want to extend middle class tax cuts to individuals with taxable income less than $200,000 and couples with taxable income less than $250,000. Republicans insist on permanently extending tax cuts for the 2% richest people too (despite the adverse impact on the deficit that they profess to care so much about). If a Republican filibuster obstructs the majority, all the tax cuts will expire next year. On this issue, the public is divided into thirds: in a new National Journal poll, 31% want to repeal all the tax cuts, 30% want to extend all the tax cuts, and 27% want to repeal tax cuts for the wealthy while extending the rest.

   The climate change bill that already passed the House with the support of environmentalists did include major investments in nuclear power and carbon capture and sequestration for coal. According to a new Gallup poll, 56% favor “Congress passing new legislation this year that would regulate energy output from private companies in an attempt to reduce global warming.”

   Immigration reform is a national issue and there is broad consenus that federal legislation is urgently needed. In a new CNN poll, 81% favor “creating a program that would allow illegal immigrants already living in the United States for a number of years to stay here and apply to legally remain in this country permanently if they had a job and paid back taxes.”

   The “card check” option was legal for almost 40 years under the Wagner Act until it was struck down by the Supreme Court in 1974. Over time, labor laws have been weakened to the point that corporations have found it cost-effective to blatently violate them. The Employee Free Choice Act will help level the playing field. I believe the “card check” provision will be dropped and the rest of the bill will pass. In a 2009 Gallup poll, 53% favored “a new law that would make it easier for labor unions to organize workers.”

   ENDA would only prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, a non-work-related factor. If it is so “unreasonable,” why have some Fortune 500 employers voluntarily adopted such policies? Have they been plagued by “outrageous behavior” on the job? Some employees are currently protected by state laws and corporate policies, but discrimination is still legal for the rest. The bill is worded similarly to other anti-discrimination laws, with exemptions for small businesses (less than 15 employees) and religious organizations and specifically allows enforcement of employer dress codes. In a 2008 Gallup poll, 89% “think homosexuals should have equal rights in terms of job opportunities.”

   These are popular bills. Passing them will increase support for Obama’s re-election.

3. LittleDavid Says:
   July 31st, 2010 at 3:23 pm

   Seems to me most of these bills are progressing in ways that please me with one exception.

   I guess I’m just homophobic. ENDA would also protect transvestites (trans-gender if you prefer). In a previous comment on another thread I detailed how up in Maine a transvestite employee of Denny’s was suing his employer because he was told he must use the men’s restroom. They were willing to put up with his dressing as a woman but they were getting too many complaints from female customers about him being in the women’s restroom. Our Maine employee thinks Maine’s anti-discrimination laws are on his side and that he has the right to use the women’s restroom. If any of the of the Denny’s female patrons have a problem with it they can just wait outside until he is done. If he takes his time and they end up wetting their pants while they’re waiting that will teach them a lesson.

   The homosexual crowd is actually extremely intolerant of not getting their way. Today on satellite radio’s Out-Q homosexual channel I heard one radio host go on and on against the Pentagon surveying military members about the end of DADT (Don’t Ask Don’t Tell). In his opinion the military service members are trained to take orders and salute and who cares what they think. I’m wondering whether if there is a such thing as a gay gene the gene also affects intelligence in a negative manner. Since we do have an all volunteer force, it is not wrong to survey them on an issue which may or may not affect their decision to continue to serve.

4. David Campbell Says:
   August 1st, 2010 at 11:33 am

   I don’t have a problem with conducting a survey of service members (there have been some concerns about the wording of the questions). However, the survey should not be used to justify discrimination.

   In an interesting historical note, service members were surveyed about integration of blacks and Jews into the military too, with many expressing their prejudice. Truman integrated anyway.

5. LittleDavid Says:
   August 1st, 2010 at 12:21 pm

   Ah, trying to tie the gay rights movement to other civil rights movements are you? Seems the membership of our most recently most discriminated against portion of our population (that would be black citizens) are resistant to this attempt and this segment might be described as most resistant to the gay rights movement.

   Harry Truman was quite the President wasn’t he? FDR won the war, but Harry had to provide the leadership after it was over. I think Harry faced the greater challenge and he did a wonderful job.

6. David Campbell Says:
   August 24th, 2011 at 9:57 am

   UPDATE: Bill in Portland Maine contrasts the accomplishments of the Democratic-controlled House under Speaker Pelosi with the useless symbolic PR stunts of the Republican-controlled House under Speaker Boehner.

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