AS IF HE HASN'T DONE ENOUGH DAMAGE TO HIMSELF:

Repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Faces Struggle in Congress (ELISABETH BUMILLER and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN, 11/09/10, NY Times)

Prospects for Congress to authorize repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy face new uncertainties as time runs out for the Senate to act and strong objections remain among Republicans and the most senior ranks of the military. [...]

The possibility that Congress will not act this year has further aggravated tensions between gay rights groups and President Obama, who campaigned on a promise to allow gay men and women to serve openly.