Pentagon: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell repeal ready by summer

Whaddya wanna bet the world doesn’t come to an end, the military somehow survives the Big Change, and no straight members will magically turn gay (nor will any gay members magically turn straight):

WASHINGTON (CNN)The military expects to be ready to implement the repeal of the controversial “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy by midsummer, a top Pentagon official said Friday. [...]

President Barack Obama, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen will ultimately need to certify that the Defense Department is ready for a repeal of the policy. At that point, a 60-day countdown would begin before the repeal was officially implemented.

It’s hard to believe that, in 2011, this is still an issue.

  • http://kathyray49.blogspot.com Jeannie Thayer

    I wouldn’t hold my breath. Our congress is too preoccupied with it’s own self-serving interest to care about getting the job done :(