It's Good to see what looks like Actual Progress!

According to The Huffington Post's Aubrey Sarvis, the long awaited repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy of the U.S. military is looking bright and hopeful.

Now, I do share the same opinion of Mr. Sarvis when it comes to this policy; It needs to be repealed, not just suppressed. The intolerable act of discharging some of our men and women who are serving our country due to the fact that their sexual preference isn't the norm is unjust and, quite frankly, not very helpful. The loss of soldiers due to this outrageous policy contributes to the already high demand of recruits for our military forces.

According to Mr. Sarvis, the opposition to this policy is tremendous and quite powerful, but in order for this policy to get repealed as soon as possible, these people need to push the issue and make it something of the utmost importance. It does seem that its repeal is inevitable, but inevitable doesn't come with a deadline. It has taken quite a while for the government to take notice and it's better late than never, but they should have prevented such discrimination far sooner than they have.

In conclusion, those who chose the lifestyle that is frowned upon by some, are finally getting the justice that they rightfully deserve. Although, there are still those who received the punishment of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy before it was challenged, it is still progress, and progress is good (For the most part).

Health summit exposes irreconcilable differences

Well, it comes to no surprise that a bipartisan agreement wasn't reached at the Health reform summit on Thursday. It seems the largest factor of the disagreement is, what else, money. The people of USA Today believe that affordable health care for everyone, no matter what income level, is the way to go. I can certainly agree with their logic, but, as they said, the bill is complex and controversial. In my opinion, not very many good things come without controversy, so I see this as a necessary step towards the potential passage of this bill. The only problem is the potential disagreement among the democratic party itself, which, just might hinder things a bit. Many Republicans who once supported with the insurance requirement now say that it is an "Unconstitutional intrusion on Americans' personal freedom."

The arguments of those at USA Today are valid, but you still can't ignore the aspect of funding. Also, how do they plan to enforce the mandate, assuming it passes. There are still some questions that need answering before there can be any more progress on what the people of USA today call, "The linchpin toward providing universal coverage and ending the most noxious insurance company practices."

Will this be a new trend among politicians?

Representative Patrick Kennedy, the Rhode Island Democrat announced that he won't be running for re-election following his eighth congressional term. He released a video on Thursday in which he stated, "Having spent two decades in politics, my life is taking a new direction, and I will not be a candidate for re-election this year," as also stated in this CNN article Now, I can somewhat understand after twenty years of politics that you would want to move on, but is this going to happen with all of our reasonably seasoned politicians? I don't know about you, but I think that in order to have a steady, stable, government, we need experienced people. I may be overreacting. In fact, I hope I'm overreacting. I just don't want to see our politicians, after five to ten years say, "I've gotten bored with politics, I'm going to move on and become an astronaut!"