Posted on 11/07/2010 7:00:18 AM PST by demkicker
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Congress should act quickly, before new members take their seats, to repeal the military's ban on gays serving openly in the military.
He, however, did not sound optimistic that the current Congress would use a brief postelection session to get rid of the law known as "don't ask, don't tell."
"I would like to see the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" but I'm not sure what the prospects for that are," Gates said Saturday, as he traveled to defense and diplomatic meetings in Australia.
Unless the lame-duck Congress acts, the repeal effort is considered dead for now....
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Yeah, quick! Repeal it before we have to listen to the American people!!
If this happens, Gates should be treated like a traitor to the armed forces. I wish this scum nothing but the worst.
Yeah, I’m sure all the congresscritters who didn’t get whacked in the mid-terms are just dying to get that vote on record.
Thanks for the warning...you little boot licker. You no longer have a job why???
Robert Gates: Destroy US military now before GOP takes Congress.
Gates is the next one that needs to go.
He’s worse than Rumsfeld.
But, OTOH, Who would Zero pick to replace Gates? I shudder to even consider the alternatives.......
“Robert Gates: Repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Now, Before GOP Takes Control Of Congress”
What does he know?? He’s a political hack and did he ever serve? Homosexuals should be excluded from military service. It wasn’t long ago, before this political corectness liberal bs came into play, that homsexual behaviour was considered perversion.
I wouldn’t say Gates is a traitor, but he is definitely proving himself to be a political bootlicker. I am hoping that the [ousted] Blue Dogs won’t be so quick to jump off the cliff on this one. No doubt many of them have ambitions of being re-elected one day.
There had to be a reason Hussein kept him... since both seem to like pink dresses :)
I SAY NO. The MILITARY is not for Social Engineering!!!... LET YOUR POLITICIANS KNOW HOW WE FEEL ABOUT THIS
Our MILITARY deserves better!... Having to worry about bullets that may take your life any second should be enough!... They should not have to worry on who is eying your a**. I find it incredible that this man - A Republican - can be so morally bankrupt!
Pelosi and Frank will be leading the charge on this one. It will be interesting to see who wants their heads chopped off next go around....
I was against this guy from day one. I saw him for what he is. He must be removed from his position, the sooner the better. It looks like we will have to wait until 2013 to do so, if we are fortunate.
He is bent on destroying our military by making it so PC (more than it is) that if we got into a head to head fight with the Netherlands, it would be a toss-up to see who wins..
The Repubs in the Senate should block any legislation the Dems try to pass, except extensions of the current tax rates.
Gates needs to be raped by a gang of diesel dykes, just to see what it’s like.
Maybe Bobby Boy likes a little male lovin’. You like that suff bobbie? We already KNOW you are a C.S’er. Now you prove it. I still liked Rummy better.
There is only one opinion that is allowed. Only one.
Barney Frank?
Well, they better stop some of this stuff soon. If much more time goes by, there are going to be tens of thousands of new government employees entrenched in jobs in newly built government buildings, and then we will never get them out.
Of course, I am referring to Obamacare, but it applies to a number of other liberal endeavors too.
Gates, you will destroy the United States Armed Forces if you let that cruel bunch operate openly.
Maybe you are aware of that.
You cannot be trusted.
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