Obama Calling Senators On DADT Repeal Vote Set for Tonight

[FreeState]

YOU SHOULD BE CALLING TOO! CALL THEM NOW, TELL THEM TO REPEAL: [phone]

http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2010/12/obama-calls-senators-on-dadt.html

Metro Weekly's Chris Geidner reports that President Obama today contacted members of the Senate asking for their support of the Defense Authorization Act, which includes the repeal of DADT.

White House spokesman Shin Inouye tells Metro Weekly, "The President has been reaching out to Senators from both sides of the aisle to reiterate his desire to see Congress pass the National Defense Authorization Act, including a repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell', during the lame duck."

This morning Sen. Harry Reid indicated that he may bring the cloture vote on the bill to the floor this evening.

Aubrey Sarvis, the executive director of Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, said in a statement this morning, "Reid is actively reaching out to his Republican colleagues to reach an agreement on how to proceed. We also know from Hill sources the President is actively working today's vote with key Republican senators. Today the Senate has an opportunity to make the nation's defense funding and our service members a higher priority than tax cuts for millionaires."

[Kaleva]

1. Rec'd

[dennis4868]

2. hey i thought Obama was a sell out to the left...

why is he making calls to repeal DADT....wait, this does not fit the DU narrative....

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[CreekDog]

6. calling in favor of DADT repeal means we should ignore everything else?

is that what you're saying?

[racaulk]

13. Nah.

It's apparently more fun to preemptively insult other DUers in what was otherwise a positive and informative thread.

Or something.

:eyes:

[Bluebear]

10. Obama being a sellout on tax cuts is not a "DU narrative"

[KharmaTrain]

15. Heads He Loses, Tails He Loses

There's a very strong chance this vote could fail and it will be Obama's fault. Doesn't matter if he stands in the well of the Senate and holds his breath, he didn't do enough or he's really not supportive. Pay no attention to the right wingers who have long used this issue as a stalking horse and don't want to see one of their favorites go away. Somehow this President didn't move far enough fast enough.

While I hope this vote passes and DADT is finally scrapped (DOMA is next), I'm also somewhat amazed at the progress this issue has made in the past couple years...the change in attitudes and public opinion that is the driving force now behind repeal. IMO it's not a question of if but when this discriminating law will be repealed.

[rhett o rick]

18. He made his bed, now he gets to sleep in it. nm

[KharmaTrain]

19. Very True...

I have been very critical of the way this administration has dealt with Congress and now is trying to think that if he pisses off the left and the right he must be doing things right. Just lets him get rolled again and again. But those who feel he's a latent homophobe or doesn't care about DADT are off base on this one.

Cheers...

[KharmaTrain]

20. Very True...

I have been very critical of the way this administration has dealt with Congress and now is trying to think that if he pisses off the left and the right he must be doing things right. Just lets him get rolled again and again. But those who feel he's a latent homophobe or doesn't care about DADT are off base on this one.

Cheers...

[bluestateguy]

17. Wow. DU is moving up in the world

DU has "narratives" now.

[Renew Deal]

3. Are Snowe, Lugar, and Murkowski still going to vote for it?

Are they play going to come up with a reason not to???

[Tx4obama]

33. Lugar (no), Snowe & Murkowski (yes, if there's enough debate time) see link below

List: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=9725792&mesg_id=9725973

[Union Scribe]

5. So what do the numbers look like? Do we have enough?

[Renew Deal]

7. We should have 59 Dems plus 3 republicans (at least)

Snowe, Lugar and Murkowski are the 3 IIRC. But Snowe might be part of that "letter" wanting to hold things up and she might be part of the "2 weeks debate" BS.

[Union Scribe]

9. Thanks.

[racaulk]

11. We only have 58 Dems in the Senate currently.

Kirk (R) replaced Burris (D) in Illinois as a result of the last election. Kirk has already been seated.

Also, I think Collins and Brown may be on board from the R side. We'll see what happens.

:hi:


Edited for clarity.

[Renew Deal]

14. I missed that.

That sucks!

[racaulk]

16. Yeah, it does suck.

Considering how close it appears that this vote is going to be, I sure wish we still had Burris' vote in our column.

:(

[Tx4obama]

34. See list on link below

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=9725792&mesg_id=9725973

[SidDithers]

21. Scott Brown also indicated he'd vote for repeal...

http://www.thestatecolumn.com/articles/sen-scott-brown-backs-dadt-repeal/

Sid

[terrya]

35. Murkowski has announced she favors repeal

[racaulk]

8. K&R!

Keeping my fingers crossed for tonight.

:hi:

[MadHound]

12. Ain't going to happen, I'd love to be proven wrong, but it ain't going to happen

'Pugs are going to object to the Defense budget "being held hostage" and demand that DADT repeal be taken out and considered separately. And of course Obama will comply and it will be too late.

[rocktivity]

22. Was that the actual deal? We get unemployment extension, DREAM, DADT

and they get the tax extension?

:headbang:
rocktivity

[Arkana]

25. If this is how it worked, I will say that I won't have trouble sleeping at night.

DADT's repeal and the DREAM Act are HUGE victories for our side.

[rhett o rick]

23. This is just another Democratic tease. The question is which Demo Senator has the turn to skuttle

this?

[Arkana]

24. Here we go again.

Why do I have an upset stomach?

[TlalocW]

26. Hello, Jim Inhofe's office? Yeah, I want you to convince the senator...

To reverse years and years of always voting the insane branch of Christianity line and support the repeal of DADT. Can you do that? No, huh? Well, I bet Tom Coburn will be open to doing so.

TlalocW

[Renew Deal]

28. lol

You should make sure they know you exist. :)

[DevonRex]

29. Seriously, I dare you to make that call.

:rofl:

I've called my Senators, Bennet and Udall.

[Renew Deal]

27. kick

:kick:

[Safetykitten]

30. He saw the replays of his little get together yesterday.

[nmbluesky]

31. My Senator

are full support for repeal DADT
Thanks for that..

[DevonRex]

32. Kick.

[CreekDog]

36. good

it would be nice if somebody pushing for this would point out that there are gay men and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan and that if they are doing so honorably, it would be a dishonor to our country to send them home as well as a disservice to those already there to lose capable colleagues in the effort.

[Renew Deal]

37. kick

:kick:

[Tx4obama]

38. DADT cloture vote postponed until Thursday - see link below

http://www.washingtonblade.com/2010/12/08/reid-holds-off-on-dont-ask-vote-until-thursday/