You've got an axe, too, and seem to be eager to read more into it than is evident. The note I caught was his readiness to support New York City's move to cut ties to the Boy Scouts -- it was a big mess before 9/11 took it off the headlines in the region (that's the group who were founded to be part of the culture of "homeland security" and who have numerous troops who benefit from a host of programs run with the help of DHS subsidiary agencies). That's also what former Navy Sec. Lehman seemed to be alluding to at the time with his snipe about leadership skills not even rising the level of the Boy Scouts.
That's something that jumped out at me, too. How reliable is the source on this? I'm unfamiliar with the New Republican
The Boy Scouts will be safe from homo terrorists!!