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The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan: A Republican Against Don't Ask, Don't Tell
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Obama's new Army Secretary supports changing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News: Gibbs: Army Secretary Nominee Favors DADT Change
A Republican Against Don't Ask, Don't Tell
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
... And Obama's nominee to be the new Secretary of the Army. I think we have to keep up the pressure on Obama but realize that he sometimes is shrewder than the rest of us. ...
Obama's new Army Secretary supports changing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
Well, here's some good news, via Kerry Eleveld at the Advocate. At today's White House press briefing, Kerry asked Robert Gibbs about the nomination of Rep. John McHugh (R-NY), who Obama picked to be Secretary of the Army today. McHugh has indicated support for changing the DADT policy -- and, for what seems like the first time in a long time, Gibbs gave a solid response about changing that law: White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Tuesday that President Barack Obama's nominee for Secretary of the Army, Republican Representative John McHugh, agrees ...
Gibbs: Army Secretary Nominee Favors DADT Change
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... subcommittee. "I don't see as an individual member how I fully and fairly consider this question and more importantly the issue of changing this question without the input of those in the active military who have the heavy responsibility of commanding our forces in time of war. I would hope and encourage both the Department of Defense and the various services to reconsider the reluctance that they have displayed to this point." Full text of the exchange is below: Read more: http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid87814.asp
Army Secretary Nominee McHugh Favors “Changing” DADT, per Gibbs
Firedoglake —
... Kerry Eleveld of the Advocate, continuing to question White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs directly about LGBT issues, asked Tuesday if a review of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) policy was something President Obama took into consideration in choosing the New York GOP Congressman for the position of Secretary of the Army. ...
Remainders: Chafing
Ben Smith's Blog —
Sotomayor on the Hill.
Obama met secretly with Jeremiah Wright.
Gibbs says McHugh wants to change "Don't Ask."
The DSCC offers Crist creative mockery.
RedState beats up Cornyn.
Durbin spoke to Blago.
Charlotte bids for a 2012 convention.
Nancy Reagan makes it to the White House.
Is Dennis Ross chafing?
Did Biden endorse Paterson?
And the Spitzer revelations trickle out.
War Criminal Paul Wolfowitz Offers Obama Some Advice About How To Talk To The Arabs
DownWithTyranny! —
... John McHugh (R-NY) Secretary of the Army. With an even more conservative voting record than raving right-wing sociopaths like Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Brian Bilbray (R-CA) and Vern Buchanan (R-FL), McHugh has opposed virtually every single initiative Obama has taken to rescue the country from 8 years of Republican misrule (although he supposedly announced yesterday that he favors scrapping the heinous Don't Ask Don't Tell policy that has become a cornerstone of modern ...
