Yes We Can Wait
Filed By Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | April 12, 2012 9:00 AM
http://www.bilerico.com/2012/04/yes_we_can_wait.phpWe have called you to the White House to let you know that President Obama won't be signing the ENDA Executive Order any time soon. You think those federal contractors who are giving us tons of campaign cash are just going to roll over? Get over yourselves.
After all, as your great leader Joe Solmonese once pointed out, it's not 2017 yet. The President has finally found himself 5 points up in the polls against Governor Romney, are you trying to stifle our rainbow? Look, we support you, we really do, but we've already given you the Hate Crimes law and the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell -- you guys are insatiable. You've got to stop with the petitions and people infiltrating the Easter Egg Roll and whatnot. Whose side are you on? You want to give the Republicans more ammunition?
Yes We Can -- We Can't Wait -- those are our slogans, but come on, they're just slogans. We can't wave a magic wand or a pen and just give you rights. Well, actually we could, but hey, go bother Congress for a while. Passing ENDA through Congress would be much better for getting you some rights. I know, I know, there's no way that's going to happen now, but that's not the White House's fault, is it? Yes, you had enough votes to pass it in the House in 2010 and were within a few votes in the Senate, and sure, White House pressure would probably have put it over the top, but you apparently didn't lobby hard enough, so don't go blaming us for that. Isn't it enough that we're not a barrier to the legislation? We've supported you on everything, and yet you are ungrateful.
