No Vote To Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Until After The Midterm Elections?

Pelosi May Wait On 'Don't Ask' Vote -- The Politico

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi suggested Thursday that Democrats may wait on voting to repeal the ban on gays in the military until after the midterm elections and after the Pentagon has completed a full review of its “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.

“We’ve done a heavy lift, and I don’t know,” Pelosi told reporters. “I’ll have to examine it. We’ll take a look. We’ll sit down together and see. What is the advantage of going first with legislation? Or would the legislation more aptly reflect what is in the review? Or is it a two step-process?”

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My Comment: I am surprised by House Speaker Pelosi's comments. Of all the politicians in Washington, I always thought that she would be the one that would be the most vocal and aggressive in changing this law.

I can only assume that the reason why she is starting to have cold feet is because of pressure from her own caucus. The GOP win in Sen. Kennedy's Massachusetts Senate seat must be a shock for many Democrat politicians .... and they are now stepping back from some controversial issues with "Don't ask and don't tell" being one of them.