May The Wind Be At Your Back

There are many times I'm proud to have the opportunity to vote for a Member of Congress who really represents me, my opinions and my hopes for a better tomorrow.

But, it's possible I've never been more proud than I was today. In a hearing of the House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee on the topic of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" my representative, Vic Snyder, was quoted in the Washington Post:


"Rep. Vic Snyder (D-Ark.) labeled her statement "just bonkers" and "dumb," and he called her claims about an HIV menace "inappropriate." Said Snyder: "By this analysis . . . we ought to recruit only lesbians for the military, because they have the lowest incidence of HIV in the country."

Good for you, Vic. Good for you for standing beside your long-held convictions of homosexual discrimination while in the middle of an election. Good for you for saying what many in Arkansas would be afraid or unwilling to say. Good for you for continuing to be the stand up guy we vote for every two years.

May your tenure, and the other committee members who stood up against such an archaic and discriminatory law, in Congress be long.

We need more like you.


L.