Finally, The President Did Something He Said He Would

UPDATE #2:

Let's not get ahead of ourselves and continue to repeat a talking point. DADT has not been repealed, people.

Today we gave the President, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and the Secretary of Defense the ability to get rid of DADT if they so choose at some point in the future. So DADT won't be repealed until the President, along with DOD, decides to do just that. The legislation preserves that option, an option that wouldn't have existed legislatively once the Republicans take over the House. So this is a good thing. It's not, however, a repeal - yet.

UPDATE:

Just hours before President Obama planned to sign on Wednesday the repeal of the military’s 17-year ban on gays serving openly in the armed forces, Republicans tried one last legislative maneuver to block the change.

Republicans in the Senate filed an amendment to a sweeping defense authorization bill that would have required the four military service chiefs to be part of the certification process called for in the bill that repeals the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.

That would have put Marine Corps chief General James Amos, a vocal opponent of the repeal, in line to delay or potentially prevent its implementation. The amendment was filed late Tuesday to the defense measure, which could be voted on in the Senate on Wednesday.

It appears that is Liebermanassholeinconnecticut that put the wrench in the works. So, Obama, how has that Lieberman friendship worked for you?????

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I am glad to see that DADT finally passed all the hurdles in Congress and will be signed into law soon. Insofar as human rights and equality goes within the military, we can say we are at one with pretty much most other countries' military.

Now, let's get START FINISHED (pun intended!)