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Stunning. That was my reaction when I listened to a freshman Republican Congressman rebut the principled position of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, and the Secretary of Defense Bob Gates, that the policy of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" needed to end and that gay members of the Armed Services should be able to serve their country without fear that just being who they are would end their service. It was especially alarming to hear the judgment of Admiral Mullen and Secretary Gates dismissed so easily as 'biased.' Anyone who knows Admiral Mullen or Bob...