A Dilemma For Democrats On Repealing 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' In Defense Bill Presents Dilemma For Democrats -- The Hill

The need to shepherd the defense authorization bill through the Senate in the lame-duck session has left the Democratic leadership with a precarious dilemma.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) may not be able to secure enough votes to pass the bill because of language repealing the ban on gays in the military. Stripping that provision may be the only way to pass the legislation, which authorizes funding and sets policy for the Pentagon.

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Update: The Hill predicts 'political disaster' for Obama if DADT repeal effort is abandoned -- America Blog

My Comment: The left is already predicting that DADT will not be repealed .... and they are probably right.