Gay Bashing Still A-OK In Freedom Land

The feckless Democratic congress has again caved. This time it was over a provision that would extend hate crime protections to matters involving gender, sexual orientation and disability.

The provision had been included in a defense authorization bill but Dems agreed to scrap it when it appeared it might cost them enough votes to block passage of the legislation. The hate crime legislation had been attached to a defense bill because the Dems hadn't been able to get it through the Senate as stand-alone legislation.

Demoratic senators Carl Levin and Ted Kennedy said in a joint statement, "At a time when our ideals are under attack by terrorists in other lands, it is more important than ever to demonstrate that we practice what we preach, and that we are doing all we can to root out the bigotry and prejudice in our own country that leads to similar violence here at home."

With the spineless Democratic presidential candidates, notably Lady Flipper herself, already caving on withdrawing American forces from Iraq, this lesson should be a warning of how very little can be expected should the Republicans lose the White House in 2008.