John McCain, then and now, on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

By GottaLaff



Unfortunately, Flipper McNotPrez flipped in the wrong direction:

"The day that the leadership of the military comes to me and says, Senator, we ought to change the policy, then I think we ought to consider seriously changing it because those leaders in the military are the ones we give the responsibility to."

-- Sen. John McCain, in an interview on Hardball in 2006, about the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.

"At this moment of immense hardship for our armed services, we should not be seeking to overturn the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy."

-- McCain, quoted by NBC News earlier today, after the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs recommended changing the policy.

Today:

"No matter how I look at the issue, I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens."

-- Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, quoted by the New York Times, on the need to repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law.

So much for responding to the leaders in the military.

By the way, does J Sid get that there are gays in the military now who contribute greatly?

And does he realize how many other countries allow gays in their military and somehow their world hasn't come to an end?

And finally, he of all people should understand that "this moment of immense hardship for our armed services" is exactly the time we need even more skilled service members, not fewer.

I am so unbelievably glad this man is not in the White House.