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Lawmakers Give Cold Shoulder to Obama Call for Budget Freeze, Democrats Woo Snowe, Collins in Hope of Saving Health Reform Legislation, Sen. Levine Asked to Hold Off on Hearing to Repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Policy, and more….

Tags: Barack Obama, Budget, CBS, Congress, DADT, Don't Ask Don't Tell, eHarmony, Federal Lawsuit, gay marriage, Health Care Reform, marriage equality, Obama Administration, Prop 8, same-sex marriage, Super Bowl Ads, United Church of Christ | by Victoria Lavin | January 27th, 2010, 7:43 am

President Obama wants to freeze some non-defense budget items to curb the deficit but some liberal law makers say it could hurt the economy and conservatives think it is for show. Well, something has to be done about it and not curbing some or totally freezing budget items would at least help. People are worried about the economy but they are also worried about the high deficit that is currently going higher and higher with more spending. I have always been one for a Constitutional Amendment to Balance the Budget. Read more 

Talks are going on to get Snowe and Collins on board to pass a reconciled health bill. I just wish they would stop all the politics with this issue. We voted these people in to help with this important issue now it is time Republican and Democrat come together on the issue of health care. But my reasoning is that we should be able to have the same health care plan as our Representatives and Senators. Read more 

Senator Carl Levin, Armed Services Chairman has been asked by the Pentagon to hold off on hearings on DADT. It was scheduled for the hearings to end in January but have now been pushed to Febuary 11. What is up with that? This issue isn’t going away and it needs to be dealt with for national security issues. Discharging gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender person from the Armed Services is just wrong. The Congress needs to repeal DADT because of the money it will save in retraining individuals to take the LGBTs place. Read more 

The American people are angry about backroom deals to get the health care bill through the Senate. For example, Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska wanted more money for Medicaid for his State before he would vote for the health care bill. Now they are saying that the deal that he made has been removed from the bill. Let see if it really is. Ben Nelson is a conservative Democrat who wants to make his Republican base happy and also to make his Democrat supporters happy. You can’t have it both ways Senator Nelson. Health care is an important issue right now for so many Americans. It is time Congress gets off the duff and do something about it. If they chose to delay it any longer they may not be returning to Congress. The Democrats have control of both houses with allies. So pass the damn bill already. Read more 

Excellent article about President Obama’s first year and the theory of change. Read more 

The Recorder reports that Chief Judge Vaughn Walker is allowing a long leash for the attorney’s in the Prop 8 Case. Read more 

The President’s plan to have a bipartisian panel to work on the deficit failed in the Senate. Read more 

Toyota halts sales of 8 models of cars to fix a defective gas pedal. Read more 

Prop 8 Trial: David Blankenhorn, president of the New York-based Institute for American Values, testified that gay marriage would develop healthy children but still erode the state of marriage. How can same-sex couples erode opposite-sex couples marriages? Many I have talked to say the same thing. The Prop 8 case is looking to be finished ecept for closing arguments because Chief US Judge Vaughn Walker wants a couple of weeks to review the facts. Read more 

Jonathan Tasini supports gay marriage and is running for US Senate Seat in NEw York. Read more 

The New York Times has a really good look at Prop 8. Read more 

Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law, a public policy institute that studies sexual orientation law release numbers of gays, lesbians and bisexuals in the military. It is estimated that 66,000 LGBs are serving in the military. This data helps in us repealing DADT. Just think of how many are serving that are not counted. It should matter what your sexual orientation is when serving in the military the only thing that matters is that you want to serve your country in the Armed Forces. Read more 

The media center also noted that as recently as 2004, CBS had rejected an ad from the United Church of Christ, which wanted to use the Super Bowl as a chance to tell people it welcomes gay members. If CBS is running an anti-gay ad then it should also run a pro-gay ad. It is only fair. Read more 

eHarmony agrees to settle discrimination lawsuit. Read more 

Prop 8 Trial: Witness says gay marriage will upheave society. Read more 

As President Obama get himself ready for his first State of the Union address. What will he talk about health care reform, gay rights, jobs, and the economy is my guess. I know that I will be watching it tonight to find out what he says to Congress to motivate them to move forward on these issues. Read more 

Los Angeles City Council finally passes medical marijuana law. Read more 

Half of the country want Congress to start over on health care bill. If they do then they should just put in provision that Americans are entitled to the same health insurance as members of Congress. Or have them jump in the pool they will creat for Americans without insurance or underinsured. Read more 

WA: The House killed two measures to ease the marijuana laws. Read more

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