Incompetence. There I said it. The Democratic Senate leadership under Harry Reid is simply incompetent. And I am afraid President Obama’s staff and his inexperience continue to show. The fiasco surrounding the squashing of the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy is embarrassing. For the first time in more than 50 years the Pentagon’s…Read more »
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Get it done-Repeal DADT
So time is running out. The Senate is delaying the passage of the military authorization bill that contains the provision for repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. There are enough votes to repeal it. Including Republicans like Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts. But the Senate has really arcane rules that empower a single Senator to hold…Read more »
DADT and the Shame Game
Yesterday’s Senate debacle on the Defense Authorization bill was shameful. The Democratic Leadership starting with Harry Reid and working its way back to President Obama sold out the LGBT community by once again saying they are committed to LGBT rights but not really working fully for LGBT inclusion. My goodness they couldn’t get the votes. The vote…Read more »
Yes, It is Time to Repeal DADT
So even the Washington Post is calling for the repeal of the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Policy. In yesterday’s Op-Ed section the Post articulately urges Congress to do away with this heinous policy of expulsion of openly gay and lesbian soldiers. Put into place during the Clinton years, DADT has done tremendous harm to the armed forces,…Read more »