Repealed. Thank You Mr. President and Congress! I was DEAD WRONG

[cherokeeprogressive]

in thinking that my President and my Congress wouldn't get it done.

I was fucking wrong, and at times unrealistic in my expectations.

Thank You Mr. President, and Thank You Congress!

[Whisp]

1. it's a good day.

[cherokeeprogressive]

3. It is a VERY good day and I just got the greatest Christmas present I've ever received.

Another step forward on the road to equality for my daughter.

Thank You Mr. President and Congress. I can't say it enough.

[Whisp]

8. I am happy for you and your daughter. and Merry Christmas to you both!

:toast:

[Kber]

33. Congrats to you both!!

Here's to hoping that, should she wish to marry, that you will dance at her wedding someday. I truly believe that the day will come, and thanks to the vote today, maybe it will come sooner now.

[tavalon]

43. More equality, yes.

But I do hope you would rather she marry her love than die for her country. DADT should never have existed but lets not forget we're talking about the right to be equal cannon fodder.

[CLANG]

49. It's a big marker in the path to EQUAL equality.

I really don't think she wants her girl to join the military. This is just another verification that all people are created equal, with certain unalienable rights.

[DFab420]

2. Finally! nt

[tridim]

4. Now on to START.

Wham bam! Go lame duck!

[jefferson_dem]

5. A monumental advance for equality in America!

This is a good day.

[cherokeeprogressive]

6. A very good day INDEED. n/t

[frazzled]

15. Yes, except for DREAM

Please, as we celebrate one victory for civil rights, let us remember that another one was lost today. And let us recommit, together, to continue to fight for the DREAM Act.

:) :-(

[jaxx]

7. It's wonderful.

These are happy tears.

[Clio the Leo]

9. (((((Hugs for You)))))

.... it's not easy to say such a thing and I know this is a wonderful day for you and your family.

[cherokeeprogressive]

11. ((((((Back At You Clio))))))

And I must say, stating for the record that I was dead wrong and unrealistic is at this moment just about the easiest thing I've ever done.

I don't know how you feel about Christmas, but I just got the best Christmas present ever. My daughter comes up on Friday for the holiday, and I cannot wait to see her. I'm sure we'll both break down crying.

What a wonderful day!

[Clio the Leo]

13. Well it's MY Christmas wish that...

..... everyone here will be a little bit slower to criticize the President in light of today's events.

Doubt that will happen though. ;)

[cherokeeprogressive]

17. I'll share in that wish. Maybe if enough of us wish hard...

Who knows?

[zulchzulu]

10. Major smiling hugs to you, my friend. n/t

[vaberella]

12. This is great news. Maybe in future...faith and hope is a better policy than screaming and anger.

Nothing happens within seconds. Everything takes time and is a process. Unfortunately some things do take a bit longer. Our President came through.

[cherokeeprogressive]

16. That he did. n/t

[vaberella]

20. DOMA is next baby. Tell your daughter. It's coming and it's next.

It may take another 2-6 years. But I sincerely believe this President will get it done when he's in office. He came through on this and he's going to come through on DOMA. Don't lose faith or hope. Because in the end, that's all we got and Obama in office.

[dave29]

14. a good day, if not for DREAM, for the long fight to repeal DADT!

:toast:

[Lindsey]

19. YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[Bluenorthwest]

18. The President, the Congress, the activists, particularly those

who are or were military, especially those who were wrongfully discharged, all of these people should get extra stuffing in their Christmas stockings for this good news. That includes those 6 (am I right?) Republicans who voted for the right thing.
And a extra special nasty lump of coal for the extra special nasty John McCain, that dried up old bigot. Thank God the Big Pen belongs to Democrat Barack Obama!

[Politicub]

21. The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice - Dr. MLK, Jr.

It seemed like such a long shot when the vote was botched last week

But today is a day to celebrate.

:hug:

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

22. You are a big person for admitting your mistake. And now we celebrate!

:toast:

[alcibiades_mystery]

23. You were dead RIGHT to fight so hard!!!

:thumbsup:

[xynthee]

24. I was wrong, too!

Oh, how I wish I were wrong more often! It feels great!!!

:woohoo:

[AtomicKitten]

25. It takes a big person to admit they were wrong. Kudos. nt

[treestar]

26. good for you!

[Phx_Dem]

27. Sometimes it feels great to be wrong, doesn't it?!

Today is a good day!

[cherokeeprogressive]

29. Today it does! n/t

[gkhouston]

31. Indeed it does. I was sure the R's would screw us over yet again. Glad to be wrong. n/t

[DevonRex]

28. We loved you through it all.

Really. It's your daughter, after all. Parents are allowed to get pissed, emotional, and occasionally even cynical. That's a rule. It comes right after the one that says parents get to embarrass their children every so often, just for fun.

:hug:

[political_Dem]

30. This is indeed a momentous day for equality as well as for America.

Congratulations. And may this finally be the domino that knocks down the rest of the barriers for full and equal treatment. This is a time for great tidings.

[CakeGrrl]

32. k/r

[Danger Mouse]

34. I doubted it could be done as well. I was certain a cloture vote would fail...

and I was very angry at the president.

I was wrong, the president seemed to know what he was doing, and the Senate actually came through.

Hey, sometimes crow tastes pretty good. DADT was a repulsive law, and I'm glade somebody finally put a stake through its heart.

[Number23]

35. K& a rec too

[cate94]

36. Thank you President Obama.

Thank you Congress and thanks to every person who called their Senator or Congressperson asking them to end DADT.

[johnaries]

37. .

:grouphug:

[OhioBlue]

38. K&R I'm glad you were wrong

and happy that you're so happy.

Merry Christmas.

:hug:

[cherokeeprogressive]

39. Same to you OB... same to YOU.

Merry Christmas also!

[Loudmxr]

40. Me too. I considered it a test and they passed. Thank you!

Really I would have liked the Dream Act but in reading FR there is still a DANGER of it being embeded in another piece of legislation.

We can only hope.

[calimary]

41. One of those times when I'm glad to be wrong, too.

I was bracing for another disappointment.

So credit where it's due! Thank you Mr. President. And thank you members of Congress/the Senate who did the correct thing for our country and our fellow citizens. I wonder how many hyenas yapping about how awful this was - that (GASP!!!) gays should be allowed to serve openly in the military - have put THEIR OWN asses on the line for our country? How many of them were/are chickenhawks? Anybody willing to serve in the military, stick his or her neck out and march boldly into harm's way, and put his or her life on the line should be respected, thanked, and afforded every right and privilege this country offers - whether it's full health care for the rest of their lives, a fully-funded VA and other services and benefits, a decent pension for widows/surviving partners and children, a full and complete tour of duty without interruption or abrupt discharge, or citizenship.

[bliss_eternal]

42. kicked...

....and recommended. :thumbsup:

very nice post, cherokeeprogressive!

[DesertFlower]

44. we made history today.

[defendandprotect]

45. Good news -- cheers to everyone who worked for this for 17 years -- !!!

[terrya]

46. I was very doubtful this would happen this year. Thanks to President Obama and Congress.

I live in Illinois. BOTH of my Senators, Democrat Dick Durbin and Republican Mark Kirk voted for repeal of DADT. I will call their offices tomorrow and thank them both.

[tpsbmam]

47. I absolutely love

celebrating this and, at long last, really being able to applaud President Obama & Congress!

K&R&:party: :toast: :bounce: :grouphug: :fistbump: :yourock: :woohoo: :applause:

[Greybnk48]

48. I'd like to add my thank you as well.

I've had relatives who have been discriminated against and it's time to stop all of it--especially Govt. sanctioned discrimination like this.

[Mister Ed]

50. Woot! I was wrong too!

Didn't think they'd do it. Said so on DU. :dunce:

How sweet it is to be wrong.

Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong!

:party: :toast: :bounce::fistbump::woohoo:

[kestrel91316]

51. I'm not celebrating until it's signed. I'm THAT cautious anymore.....

[tcaudilllg]

53. You should be even more cautious...

because unlike just about every OTHER law ever passed, this one is basically an abdication of Congressional authority to the executive branch. DADT won't be removed UNTIL the Pentagon agrees to remove it.

So until it is actually instrumentally dead, I'd stay in the streets if I were you.

[tcaudilllg]

52. This isn't a victory for Democrats...

it was a sign of Republican courage.

[cherokeeprogressive]

54. For my Daughter, it isn't about Dem or rethug. It's about equality.

Nothing more, nothing less. She couldn't care less who voted for or against.