Gay rights group works to help Obama 'turn the corner' on Warren controversy

By GottaLaff

If P.E. Obama would agree to a few policy goals to compensate for the Rev. Rick choice, it would go a long way to assuage a whole lot of people. Constructive responses like this are helpful and offer a positive counterpoint to the crescendoing discontent:

The Human Rights Campaign petition is raising support for its "Blueprint for Positive Change," aimed at fostering equality for gays and lesbians.

HRC's Blueprint for Positive Change calls on President-elect Obama to:

•Issue an Executive Order within the first 100 days that reaffirms protections for federal workers based on sexual orientation and expands them to also include gender identity;

•Work with Congress to sign Hate Crimes legislation into law within 6 months;

•Support only a fully inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA);

•In the first 100 days develop a plan to begin the process of eliminating the failed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy; and

•Work with Congress to end unequal tax treatment of domestic partnerships benefits.

Sounds reasonable to me.