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In reply to the discussion: I'm a liberal progressive, & a newbie, so I didn't know 'til I got to DU that I am supposed to hate [View all]Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)who voted No. In addition, Obama who was not around to vote either way and says he would have voted No has appointed many IWR Yes voters to high office, including Republicans who voted Yes. He has not appointed one No voter to his cabinet.
This means that this Party has already asked me to vote for and to support IWR Yes voters from both Parties, repeatedly. Kerry as candidate renounced marriage equality, Edwards railed against it until his own impropriety came to light. Chuck Hagel was openly hostile to gay people, voted for the Iraq War Resolution, is a Republican and Obama put him in charge of defense. Biden, another Yes voter, ran shouting that he agreed with Sarah Palin that gay marriage was against Goddy God. He's the VP. Voted Yes.
They were all wrong. But they all got rewarded, those who were correct got punished. This is long established fact. Our Party even rewards Republicans for voting yes on the IWR.