I think I have lost my mind

[dsc]

Evidently it is less contraversial here for a seat in the cabinet be held for a Republican than for a gay or lesbian. I admit I never thought I would see the day that a group of liberals actually believed that. Simply unbelievable.

[Jim Sagle]

1. Whaddya, a PUMA or somethin'?

;)

[bluedawg12]

2. Oh based on some of the comments in other forums

it seems that even suggesting that a gay teen should be afforded any support and respect brings out all of the Rhodes scholars who want to know, who, what, where, when, why, support your logic, blah, blah, blah... almost anything but, "Hey that's a nice idea."

[La Lioness Priyanka]

3. my argument was against tokenism, not controversy

i think amongst liberal this should hardly be controversial

[dsc]

5. Trust me my problem isn't with you or those like you

it is with those who keep bleeting we need the most qualified people only but then are OK with a GOP token.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

6. yeah thats utter BS

[hulklogan]

4. What is insulting about this kerfuffle is that so many seem to think no qualified gay people exist

so therefore a gay in the cabinet would be "tokenism of the worst kind".

It shows how low we are in the hierarchy of this party that a token Republican would be more welcome in Obama's cabinet than a "token" LGBT American.

[LostinVA]

7. Yup, it's better for Hagel or another Republican than a GLBTer (or Hillary Clinton)

[Jamastiene]

8. I remember before the primaries were even over, there was serious discussion

of a Republican running mate for Obama. This was before he picked Biden. I was disgusted by that then and I'm disgusted by talk of Republicans being involved in a Democratic presidency now. It looks like after 8 years of having Bush steamroll over us, everyone here would understand that the GOP cannot be trusted to be bipartisan or nonpartisan on anything. It boggles the mind.