at last, some good political news

[miriam_e]

The tables are turning for Bush and his hateful mob.

I get regular email from the Human Rights Campaign in USA, who are largely concerned with GLBT rights. Here is a part of their latest mailout:

Tonight we saw a stunning victory for fair-minded politicians and GLBT equality...and a stinging rebuke of anti-GLBT politics in this country.

Here's what we know so far:

* A fair-minded majority has swept into the House of Representatives. With victories for strong pro-equality candidates like Florida's Ron Klein and Arizona's Gabby Giffords, we now have the most fair-minded Congress in history.

* We are on the verge of a historic victory for equality in Arizona where a discriminatory constitutional amendment could be defeated. The American people are tired of attempts to undermine equality for political gain. We'll be keeping a close eye on the results of this initiative in Arizona.

* With defeats for some of the most anti-gay voices such as John Hostettler, Rick Santorum and others, the era of gay bashing as a political tactic is coming to an end. Out of the 228 candidates HRC endorsed, we've seen 204 of those candidates win with only 11 losses, and 13 races still undecided.

Comments

[annie-lyne.livejournal.com]

If they hold the House, it's going to be with a reduced majority. I don't think they're going to go on with the numbers they have now.

[greylock.livejournal.com]

Takes but one seat to govern in the House, and I am pesimistic.

The Democracts are spent, Labor pointless, and the Greens lack a rallying point.

Australian's don't care about Iraq or uranium... I'm not even sure if they care about interest rates.

Again, I am pesimistic by nature.

[annie-lyne.livejournal.com]

I don't think the Democrats are dead quite yet. Though I must say, I am a member of the Democrats ;)

[greylock.livejournal.com]

I considered joining the Dems... and didn't.