Obama And DADT

At several fundraising events last spring,

President Obama found himself the target of hecklers yelling over "Don't

Ask, Don't Tell". Overturning the military's policy on gays openly serving was an

early campaign promise of candidate Obama. And with his left flank

pushing for action, Obama made it part of January's State of the Union

address. That little bit of time ended up being an additional seven months, with

the Senate vote Saturday sending the repeal to President Obama's desk.

In a week where Obama was fending off criticism from liberal supporters

over the compromise on tax cut extensions, the president was able to

live up to deliver a victory to the left. "No longer will our nation be denied the service of thousands of

patriotic Americans forced to leave the military, despite years of

exemplary performance, because they happen to be gay. And no longer will

many thousands more be asked to live a lie in order to serve the

country they love", he said.

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