Obama's Pledge To Gay Soldiers

From The San Francisco Sentinel

From Boston.com

DON'T ASK too soon, our new pragmatic president says, if you want to do away with "don't ask, don't tell." The Globe reported this week that President Obama wants to cooly build irrefutable facts to support ending the ban on openly gay and lesbian soldiers, and break down old attitudes in the Pentagon and among politicians. Many gay activists seem prepared to give Obama at least a few months. Rea Carey, president of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, said, "We're not worried we'll be left behind."

Cool pragmatism is getting a chance, especially given how the molten lava of President Clinton flamed out.

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My Comment: Military culture is different from the civilian one. The attempt to immerse the issue of "Gay rights" into the Department of Defense will not go over well with a majority of the men and women in the services.

But even though they may protest, elections have consequences and President Obama is clearly dedicated in implementing this issue over the objections of the majority in the military and in the public at large.