The
Devil's Advocacy blog notes the Human Rights Campaign's
plummeting clout on Capitol Hill under it's "only Democrats matter"
strategy of late:
While HRC supporters characterize their shift to the left in the past years as a natural shift in strategy, the numbers tell a different story. In the 107th Congress, the HRC asked Members of Congress to sign a pledge that they wouldn't discriminate in their offices on the basis of sexual orientation; 68 out of 100 Senators signed.
In the 108th, however, the HRC broadened their pledge to include gender identity ... [T]he concept of a protected class for transgendered folks isn't as bipartisanly supported; this year, the HRC lost 46 of its previous pledges.
Many say this is progress, but in a town where politics is perception, the perception of progress is slipping.
It certinaly is.