Weekly Political Roundup
Lots of stories this week. In U. S. federal news:
- Colorado Republicans Sen. Wayne Allard and Rep. Marilyn Musgrave, who sponsored the failed Federal Marriage Amendment twice before, say they will not try a third time.
- Vice President Dick Cheney called CNN newscaster Wolf Blitzer “out of line” for asking him to comment on a statement from Focus on the Family’s James Dobson regarding Mary Cheney’s pregnancy. Dobson said the pregnancy raised the question of whether conceiving a child outside of opposite-sex marriage was best for the child.
- The National Stonewall Democrats called on the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC), a non-profit coalition of centrist Democrats, to affirm its past opposition to anti-LGBT ballot measures. They also called on Congressman Harold Ford, Jr., the DLC’s new Chair, to affirm those positions. Ford was one of few Democrats who voted in favor of a federal constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.
- Witeck-Combs Communications, a leader in LGBT consumer marketing research, estimates that by 2011, the buying power of gay men and lesbians in the U. S. will exceed $835 billion (PDF link), up from $660 billion in 2006. That’s not exactly political news—except that it could add up to a lot of campaign contributions (not to mention home furnishings, double lattes, IVF treatments, and subscriptions to Showtime).

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The third installment in this
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When: Saturday, February 10, 2007, at 3:30pm
As those of you know who have been reading this blog for a while, my family and I are in the process of moving from New York to Massachusetts. One of our prime considerations in choosing a new town is the quality of the schools. Luckily, there are a number of online resources for comparing school quality. Here are a few that may be useful for those of you also considering a move:







Mombian YouTube Channel: Positive videos of LGBT families





