February 1, 2009
ABORTIONISTS AND GAYS OVERBOARD FIIRST:
Obama seeks assessment on gays in military: No rush to repeal 'don't ask, don't tell' (Bryan Bender, February 1, 2009, Boston Globe)
The Obama administration is telling the Pentagon and gay-rights advocates that it will have to study the implications for national security and enlist more support in Congress before trying to overturn the so-called "don't ask, don't tell" law and allow gays to serve openly in the military, according to people involved in the discussions.Posted by Orrin Judd at February 1, 2009 8:47 AMThey said Obama, who pledged during the campaign to overturn the law, does not want to ask lawmakers to do so until the military has completed a comprehensive assessment of the impact that such a move would have on military discipline. Then, the president hopes to be able to make a case to members of both parties that overturning the 1993 law would be in the best interest of national security.