And following through on their threat, Senate Republicans have now finished killing the entire lame duck agenda with the death of repealing DADT. In the end Republicans Brown and Murkowski all voted no, showing they are just as bigoted and hate-filled as the rest of their homophobic asshole Republican buddies (and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, you get to be my replacement for Evan F'ckin Bayh for the next two years.)
When it was clear that the filibuster could not be beaten, Susan Collins then voted yes. Final vote, 57-40.
Guess it's up to the President to deal with it now. Will he? He has the power.
Will he use it?
New tag. Joe F'ckin Manchin.
[UPDATE] Remember, two-thirds of America wants to repeal DADT. The same Republicans who howled about Democrats violating THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE on health care reform do not give a damn when those people are talking about the LGBT community.
[UPDATE 2] Via Igor Volsky comes DADT Kabuki Theater:
There is talk of a stand-alone measure version of DADT coming up for a vote at some point in the next few days. This too will fail, and Republicans will continue to be soulless bigots.
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