It’s nothing new
The Huffington Post, among other sources, reported recently about military personnel being forced to attend a Christian concert or face the disciplinary action of cleaning barracks buildings. This is a...
View ArticleBreaking news on DADT
It’s all over the news. Today the US District Court, Central District of California, ruled that the legislation known as Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is unconstitutional. While it is possible that the Obama...
View ArticleDADT to head for Senate debate
The Washington Blade announced today that Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev) intends to schedule a vote next week on defense budget legislation that will include the repeal of DADT. He will need to come up...
View ArticleFurther thoughts about the struggle against DADT
In recent weeks, there has been a great deal of movement both for and against the repeal of DADT. The Senate voted down – by four votes – the military appropriations bill with the rider that would have...
View ArticleCNN: Federal Judge orders US military to stop enforcing DADT
CNN reports today that a federal judge has ordered the US military to stop enforcing the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy. According to the CNN article: U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips’ permanent...
View ArticleDADT: Confusion and hypocrisy reign
In a deeply ironic move, an appeals court yesterday ordered the scuppering of the halt on the enforcement of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. At the same time, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton posted a video...
View ArticleThinking about Veterans Day: It takes more than a “thank you”
I’ve seen a lot of posts around the net today on veterans, Veterans Day, and military issues. It’s always a struggle for me. As a veteran, I’d naturally like to feel at least vaguely appreciated. As a...
View ArticlePentagon DADT Survey Released
It’s been all over the news in the past day or so. The Pentagon’s study on DADT and the attitudes of active duty military and dependents was released with an overwhelming majority saying that open...
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Military mams, zombie apocalypse & general preparedness
Good morning everyone, and Happy Saturday once again! And it certainly is a beautiful one this morning. I always know it’s going to be a good day when the sun wakes me up, its warm beams of light...
View ArticleReading between the lines
Good morning everyone and happy Saturday once again! And, this is my next-to-last post before I head on out to Pagan Spirit Gathering! (If you want to attend, they extended registration to Monday, so...
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