Don't Ask Don't Tell

If a person wants to join the military and defend and support his country should he or she be allowed to if they are gay. It seems to be an argument that does not go away.

Bill Clinton kicked this can down the road in 1993 when DADT was put into place. It seemed better than the policy in place at the time, and it was.

Now we are in a position where the Pentagon has said it is time to get rid of DADT. Interestingly a majority of the American people are in agreement, as are a majority of those serving in the military today.

Increasin gly the sexuality of a person in the armed forces seems not to matter. Do we really think that gay men would be checking out straight men and forcing them to have sex. It does not happen in other professions. It is a silly idea.

John McCain has become the leading voice against repealing DADT. This is interesting as when he ran for President in 2008 he stated that he would support the repeal when the Pentagon and Joint Chiefs favored it. They now do but McCain now in his grumpy old man stage has changed his mind and faulted the studies that have led to this conclusion.

I consider myself a moderate. I will go back to my previous comments, if we feel that being gay is not a choice but how we are wired how can we tell them they cannot be as patriotic as you or I.