Autumn Sandeen over at Pam’s House Blend is indicating that Barney Frank may have crossed the rubicon - becoming more than simply an obstacle to inclusion:
Behind the public view, several congresspeople, congresspeople’s staffs, and other government sources have reported to ENDA activists that Representative Frank is strongly advocating in private for congresspeople to vote against the Baldwin Amendment because, in his opinion, it would cause the bill itself to fail.
The debate over whether or not ENDA should or shouldn’t be fully inclusive shouldn’t be about individuals or organizations, but on the facts and merits of the issue. However, on the subject of how inclusive ENDA should be, the blatant duplicity found between Representative Frank’s public and private statements is utterly reprehensible…it’s utterly unacceptable.
That’s being too diplomatic.
October 24, 2007 at 2:04 am
What a disgusting human being. I’d almost rather vote for a Republican pig. Almost. Almost, but not quite.
I wish I could tell Barney Frank precisely what I think of his unprincipled, cowardly, self-serving self.
October 24, 2007 at 10:18 am
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October 24, 2007 at 10:38 am
“I’d almost rather vote for a Republican pig.”
Remember - that when trans people first butted heads with Democratic ‘incrementalists’ in Minnesota in the 1970s, the elected official who took our side was a Republican state rep. He later became governor - and was the governor who signed the trans-inclusive rights law in 1993.
October 25, 2007 at 11:46 am
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