The filthy Dims do not care about the military. They think that national defense is something that grows on trees, that 9/11 never really happened, and that this country somehow is free from attack of any kind. Votes are clearly more important than national defense. Any vote from anywhere and anyone.
They are idiots and fools.
They are idiots and fools.
I think you're being too kind to them.
Look, Lockheed did not pay enough to the "Friends of Angelo". They must be made an example of for that. Any bill including F-22 procurement is stillborn.
Any gay-friendly measure that is actually taken rather than promised, is going to alienate much of Obama's base - the evengelical black churches, whose members rarely vote, but when they do, they do as a block. He can't afford to do anything concrete, just make promises that won't be kept.And what better way to get rid of a problem like that, measures that many Dems oppose because they hate gays too (they just can't say that openly), than to attach all these "controversial" measures to a bill that they know is not going to be signed? That way they can say how wonderful and gay-friendly they are without actually doing anything.
Just look at what Obama has actually done - he has signed a memorandum (NOT a binding executive order), directing that various government instrumentalities investigate what benefits they can legally offer to unmarried couples, be they straight or gay. Basically, they can help with some movement expenses, though of course that benefit would be taxed, unlike for married couples.
That's it. But by making a great hoo-haw about it, one that many here at FR have fallen for, he appears to be doing a lot, while actually doing almost nothing.
The Dems are slimy, corrupt, and see National Security as just another source of pork. But they're not stupid when it comes to politics, they want to keep those donations coming in - from both gays, and those who are anti-gay.
This is all just a trick to make sure that they don't alienate the black evangelicals, and yet keep the gays happy too. As for the bill? Regardless of whether the F-22 is needed or not, that has no bearing on the decision. Lockeed haven't paid up, so they must be frozen out. That's the Chicago way.