[ansel12]

"One issue I want to clarify concerns President Clinton’s “don’t ask, don’t tell, don’t pursue” military policy. I believe that the Clinton compromise was a step in the right direction. I am also convinced that it is the first of a number of steps that will ultimately lead to gays and lesbians being able to serve openly and honestly in our nation’s military. That goal will only be reached when preventing discrimination against gays and lesbians is a mainstream concern, which is a goal we share."
Sincerely, W. Mitt Romney

[Finny]

"....I am also convinced that it is the first of a number of steps that will ultimately lead to gays and lesbians being able to serve openly and honestly in our nation’s military. That goal will only be reached when preventing discrimination against gays and lesbians is a mainstream concern, which is a goal we share." - Mitt Romney

On another thread, someone has raised the question: will the partners of "gays and lesbians serving openly and honestly" be entitled to military benefits?

Somehow I sense the answer is, "You bet your ass they will!"

That's exactly where Romney would take the U.S., and it would be remembered as being on the Republican watch, not a Democrat watch; Democrats would escape responsibility. Romney is a phony and bad for the future of the GOP.