A big fringe benefit of the Democrats selling us out. . . [View All]

. . . is the fact that we're maturing as a political movement. Notice, the other day, the huge commitment to a united fight against homophobia in both parties signed by every gay group from left to right. Notice the activities of Pink Pistols against our nominal former "allies" who left us to twist in the wind.

Notice the uptick of third parties courting us.

We're a bloc that was once identified exclusively as the Democrats' to own, that we'd vote for no matter what happens and how much the Clintons or Zell Millers of the world screwed us. I think that's no longer the case -- we're independent out of necessity and circumstance now. That gives us the freedom to swing entire close elections and weild more power in the political process than we've had in the past when it was assumed we were just subsidiaries of the Democratic Party.

We can take on homophobic Dems and Reps in primaries as well as at the ballot box -- with great success as in Massachusetts. We can endorse spoiler candidates and cost the Dems seats in close races where political whores like Stephanie Herseth sell us down the river for political power. We can mobilize and protect the few friends we have in the GOP like Lincoln Chaffee.

What do you think?