don't ask, don't tell
 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...rss=rss_nation


pentagon now supports ending don't ask....as for those who like to play dems vs reps, in this case it's a dem from Mo who is blocking a vote.

'A House bill that would overturn "don't ask, don't tell" has 187 co-sponsors, but Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Mo.), a powerful committee chairman, opposes it and has not let it come up for a vote.'

'The Senate, which invited Gates and Mullen to testify Tuesday, is moving cautiously. Worried that they lack the 60 votes needed to break a filibuster, Senate leaders said they might try to add a temporary moratorium on discharges of gay service members to a defense spending bill, whose passage would require only majority approval.

President Obama said in his State of the Union address last week that he wants to work with Congress to repeal the law, but he has resisted pleas by gay rights groups to sign an executive order that would instantly mandate a change. On Tuesday, Vice President Biden promised to end the "don't ask, don't tell" policy by the end of the year.'

i think in this case, since the military supports repealing it, that obama shouldn't bother *****-footing around and should just sign an order. don't let politics hold it up.


edit-you can't say pu$$y-footing! lol

This is one situation where I certainly support those looking to repeal this ridiculous ban, I would hope that this country has come far enough along to realize that sexual preference has absolutely nothing to do with serving in the military. The faster the better.

i think they should be able to join and be helpfull in some way.

Being a retired Navy person I have no issues with ending this policy. I have worked with people that I knew were lesbians and I had no problems at all working with them. In the work enviroment they never bragged about it and they never bragged about it outside of work. They were some of the greatest people to work with, always pulling thier share of the workload and never whining about. I never had a person who was a homosexual hit on my thank goodness, if they would hit on my I would definitately report them and hope it would be taken care at the lowest level possible.

Did you see John McCain at the hearings? That two-faced liar. During his past he has always said, "if the generals want DADT repealed, I will support them". That is when the generals in power were homophobic fools.

Then in the hearings, (Monday?) He just heard a general tell him that it's time to repeal DADT - and now he's backpedaling. Two-faced hater.

They could do this immediately. Done, over with. Stop lying in our military. What the heck is the big deal? What are they so afraid of?

You report straight people who hit on you, too, right?

as someone who spent most of his life in the military 10 of them as a prisoner of war. getting the shiet beat out of him..ill speak for him.. riot shut the phuck up.he can waiver if he wants. that ****** you love so much as president does it every other breath..

Wow.

You began that "paragraph" with such a surprising first sentence that I actually had high hopes for the post as a whole.

Oh well.

Well, you shut the phuck up, too, Hooves, as you have nothing concrete to offer on the subject but insult. Said as the ex-wife of a Viet vet with permanent disability.

i cant look at that dude anymore.......he creeps me out. what hs been seen, cant be unseen.:zz:

He moves like a TRex with those arms, pretty comedy

Absolutely. Funny thing is I was never hit on while in the Navy. I must of been a pretty boring person.

Whats your beef about the post? Just curious.

what did they feed you at the hanoi hilton..

When you quote someone, you might read it, first.

John McCain is an American hero for his service to our country. As an American Senator, he is also a two-faced liar.

John McCain speaking to Iowa State college students October 2006:

John McCain June 2009 interview:

John McCain, outraged the military leaders have now actually changed their minds, February 2010 hearings on DADT repeal:

i was thinking the same thing. i can't believe this issue still exists. i was in the navy over 25 years ago. there were gay guys on our ship but no one ever said anything. we kind of knew who they were too. and one of them did hit on me , i was like 19 years old at the time. the guy was 15 years older than me and a vietnam vet. theres no way i was going to report on him. for what? to ruin his career? plus, once he found out i was straight he set me up with numerous bartenders and waitresses. the gay guys are great with women(they loved him) and the guy became my friend. 2010 and folks are still all bunched up about it, thats sad. people care too much about other peoples business.

I think they should be allowed to cook, clean, and design clothing for the military.


Oh stop it.

i'm not surprised to see that mccain is stepping back from the previous position. he's old for one, and like the article said, you can see a divide that exists pretty much along generational lines.
then there's the fact he's got an opponent in the upcoming elections, and perhaps is catering to a conservative bloc of voters-like any/every politician, he's looking to himself and what he needs to say to keep his seat first and foremost.
fact is, he's probably not lying now-it's just coming out now that he was lying then. he probably never expected to see anyone come out in favor of repealing what was essentially a bad law, so he said the pc thing at the time.

Only if it ever happened

Riots quote didnt really show McCain backing off or changing any position on DADT. He was pointedly defending Congress' authority on repealing the law because Gates was saying that it was gonna happen and they were already making changes prior to Congress actually acting on it. In other words acting like a politician.

Plus he says he isnt changing position, lol

McCain spokeswoman Brooke Buchanan said her boss has not shifted his position.

She noted that Mullen said repeatedly that he was speaking for himself and not for the military, and she dismissed Gates's testimony because he was expressing the Obama administration's line.

"There has to be a determination from our military leaders that they think it is a good idea to change the policy; then, of course, Senator McCain will listen to them."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...020202588.html