I think it's fairly well known that I favor repeal of DADT and I have for many years, but this my by the thin-lipped, milquetoast, cream-in-the-coffee cadaver from Nevada is just shameful. Reid added a repeal of DADT to the Defense bill and now is doing what petulant, childish, crank old bastards do, he is screwing everybody. It appears as if Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's chances to start debate on a $726 billion defense policy bill just got a little dimmer. Harry Reid couldn't get any dimmer. Moderate GOP Sen Susan Collins of Maine just said she would not lend her vote later today to shut down a GOP filibuster if Reid does not allow a full and open debate on amendments, including one she would oppose that would strike language from the bill that repeals the military's policy against homosexuals serving openly in the armed forces. Collins, the only Republican on the Armed Services Committee to vote for repeal of the so-called "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy, told CNN Tuesday that she's frustrated at her predicament. "It's not not fair. I am a strong supporter of repealing DADT," Collins said, "It's not fair to block out amendments from people who disagree with my position. For the life of me, I don't understand why the majority leader doesn't bring this to the floor and allow free and open debate from both sides. That would be fair." So well done Harry, you are sending this session of Congress skittering home as early as they think they can blow town, scared crap-less about having to go home and face those despicable, pains-in-the-ass constituents, citizens, taxpayers, mouth-breathing hicks who can't wait to put you on the 3:10 to Yuma with no papers. But before you let them slink out of town, you wanted to violate the trust of the troops by short-circuiting the process the military already has in place to repeal DADT. No you wanna play bandito of ass politics. Pardon my use of the team room vernacula,r but sorry Harry, your attempt to shove that surprise right up the military's collective ass just failed excrementally. No go back to Searchlight and *** at kids from your front porch you jackwagon.
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Sep 21 2010, 05:20 AM
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