Where's Mr. Liberal/Change Obama Now

Come on Obama - nothing like a politician turning back on his empty promises before he even hits the office. As a very openly Republican lesbian, it shouldn't surprise me that Obama has so quickly repressed his on again off again support of LGBT issues. Holding out on even addressing the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy? I vaguely remember listening to months of debates, press conferences and commercials promising "change."

You won the American people with your passion and charisma - to keep them, you'll have to follow through - even if your "changes" meet some resistance.

Clinton as Secretary of State?

Surprisingly I wouldn't oppose Hillary Clinton as secretary of state. After the drama and negativity of the entire election process, I developed a new respect for Clinton and her stance on most issues. As a rare gay Republican - I may have actually voted on the Democratic lines if Hillary had been a choice.

Her views make sense. Although she is pro-choice, she supports finding alternate methods of decreasing the necessity of abortions, rather than aggressively encouraging abortion as an answer to "unwanted" pregnancy. She has a long standing record of supporting LGBT issues. She is liberal and open-minded but not in the socialist way Obama trends towards.

So, hopefully Clinton finds her way into the new government. And with any luck, she'll have a positive influence on the Obama presidency and the future of this country. So - cankles or not - go Hillary.