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EV, you score a point there.

He needed to have said "Wouldn't change it *period*." The "now" is an escape hatch.

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What Romney actually said was that at first he thought that the "Don't ask, Don't tell" policy was a little crazy, but amazingly enough, it works. So now, he wouldn't change it. If, in the future it is determined that it is no longer working, obviously changes will have to be made, no? That was my interpretation of what he said.

"I originally didn't think the 'Don't ask, Don't tell' policy made a lot of sense -- it seemed kind of silly to me," he said. "But you know what? It's worked. It's been in place now for over a decade. The military seems to be getting along pretty well with that rule. I wouldn't change it right now." ~~Mitt Romney

http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/

It seems like a realistic approach to support something that is working right now.