Senators...the House has managed to vote through an end to Don't Ask Don't Tell. Will you follow their lead?
It's a bit sad that such an injustice has been allowed to remain in effect for so long. DADT has been in effect since 1993. And now 17 years later, there's only one more stop before it is repealed.
I cannot imagine what this type of progress feels like to the people most closely impacted by its outcome. I cannot imagine having to hide or lie about who I am in order to keep a job. The military is not like any other establishment. It takes a certain dedication to choose the military. To choose to give up your life for your country. Not everyone has the fortitude to choose such a path in life. To know that gays and lesbians made the choice to do it knowing full well that they cannot be themselves or else they risk losing what they love...that adds another dimension to their choice.
Seems simple...if they choose to risk their lives for us, least we could do is treat them equally.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Jim Inhofe and Lisa Murkowski - Shame!
So let me get this straight...Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Jim Inhofe (R-OK) have blocked bills on the Senate floor that would raise / remove a cap on the financial liability of an oil company in the event of a spill.
Currently the cap is a paltry $75 million dollars...yes, million, not billion. Sure 20 plus years ago, $75 million looked like a lot of money, but now, it doesn't even begin to cover the damage that is happening from the Deep-water Horizon oil spill.
Their reason for blocking the bill? They say that it would negatively impact any small company that wants to drill but that couldn't cover the cost in case of a spill. Yes, that's right. They say removing or raising the cap wouldn't allow small companies, that couldn't afford the clean up, to start drilling.
Now I work on logic...and this argument is not only illogical, it's horseshit! If you can't afford to clean up your mess, you don't get to have a permit for your business. Clear as can be!
There should be regulation of these oil companies that are drilling in our oceans. Just like a bank cannot operate if they don't have enough capital on hand, then an oil company shouldn't be allowed to operate if they don't have the funds to clean up the mess they make when they spill oil, and they will spill oil, history has proven this fact!
Senator Inhofe, I expected nothing less from you. You are consistent in your crazy nonsense in the senate. (re: Abu Ghraib, ridiculous policy support for Israel, and NONSENSE when it comes to the environment!) To be disappointed in your actions in the Senate these days does nothing.
However...Senator Murkowski...you should hang your head in shame...you're from ALASKA! Have you no memory? Does the name Exxon mean anything to you? Anything to your constituents? Regardless of your political policies, you should be at the front of line, touting your experience with this happening in your state and doing everything you can to make sure that if something like this happens in the future it's going to be covered by the people who did the spilling. You know why? Because it's GOING to happen again.
You both have serious issues! I can only hope that the residents of your respective states are paying attention to what you're trying to do with this topic. It's very disturbing.
Currently the cap is a paltry $75 million dollars...yes, million, not billion. Sure 20 plus years ago, $75 million looked like a lot of money, but now, it doesn't even begin to cover the damage that is happening from the Deep-water Horizon oil spill.
Their reason for blocking the bill? They say that it would negatively impact any small company that wants to drill but that couldn't cover the cost in case of a spill. Yes, that's right. They say removing or raising the cap wouldn't allow small companies, that couldn't afford the clean up, to start drilling.
Now I work on logic...and this argument is not only illogical, it's horseshit! If you can't afford to clean up your mess, you don't get to have a permit for your business. Clear as can be!
There should be regulation of these oil companies that are drilling in our oceans. Just like a bank cannot operate if they don't have enough capital on hand, then an oil company shouldn't be allowed to operate if they don't have the funds to clean up the mess they make when they spill oil, and they will spill oil, history has proven this fact!
Senator Inhofe, I expected nothing less from you. You are consistent in your crazy nonsense in the senate. (re: Abu Ghraib, ridiculous policy support for Israel, and NONSENSE when it comes to the environment!) To be disappointed in your actions in the Senate these days does nothing.
However...Senator Murkowski...you should hang your head in shame...you're from ALASKA! Have you no memory? Does the name Exxon mean anything to you? Anything to your constituents? Regardless of your political policies, you should be at the front of line, touting your experience with this happening in your state and doing everything you can to make sure that if something like this happens in the future it's going to be covered by the people who did the spilling. You know why? Because it's GOING to happen again.
You both have serious issues! I can only hope that the residents of your respective states are paying attention to what you're trying to do with this topic. It's very disturbing.
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