Posted on 02/02/2010 2:35:51 PM PST by rabscuttle385
Three years ago, Republican Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) was pretty clear about his stand on the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
A former war hero, McCain said he would support ending the ban once the military's top brass told him they were okay with it.
"The day that the leadership of the military comes to me and says, 'Senator, we ought to change the policy,' then I think we ought to consider seriously changing it because those leaders in the military are the ones we give the responsibility to," McCain told an audience of college students during the "Hardball" college tour on MSNBC.
That day arrived Tuesday, with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Joint Chiefs Chairman Mike Mullen testifying to senators following President Obama's announcement that he would seek a congressional repeal of the controversial 15-year-old policy.
Mullen called repealing the policy, which bans openly gay men and lesbians from serving, "the right thing to do" and said he was personally troubled by effectively forcing service members to "lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens."
Gates told the Armed Services Committee, "I fully support the president's decision.
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McCain running in the right direction...it must be an election year.
The JD Hayworth effect.
Is he shifting to a wide stance?
The chameleon conservative. All things to all people.
He needs to start planning his retirement.
It’s coming soon.
Sheesh............
Lesseeee...which way is the wind blowin’?
So admiral can you do away with the UCMJ articles about rape and carnal knowledge and sodomy as well? Those are bothersome articles that people have to lie about as well.
A man who tries to be all things to all people is ultimately nothing to anyone...
basically...
Shameful. This senile old fool is determined to embarrass himself with his desperation to cling to his Senate seat
Time to run McCain out of town ! He is out of touch.
"At this moment of immense hardship for our armed services, we should not be seeking to overturn the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy," McCain said bluntly, before describing it as "imperfect but effective."
This bothers me greatly, the US Military first and foremost must have impeccable Morality, when that is cast under the bus what is left?
The Military then becomes just another .Gov agency whose mission is to kill people and break things, there is no higher calling.
He’s not flip flopping. He’s re-adjusting his opinion according to what the MSM thinks.
The McCain hatred on FR is pathological.
McCain is moving in the direction most Freepers prefer (keeping DADT) and they still bash him? McCain is not enemy #1, he’s not even enemy #100. Besides Obama, look at the Democrats in Congress.
How many people think Obama won primarily because McCain ran a poor campaign? I think it’s because people were sick of Republicans in general, starting with Bush, and for good reason (although the Democrats are still worse).
If you think McCain derangement syndrome is bad around here, it is nothing to compare with Romney derangement syndrome. Mitt is just another garden variety RINO who doesn’t p*Ss on conservatives quite as enthusiastically as does McCain.
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