Retired U.S. Army Col. Dick Black said he strongly disagrees with the assertion that military members’ concerns over open homosexuality in the ranks are “driven by misperceptions and stereotypes.”
“[T]here are gay men and lesbians already serving in today’s U.S. military, and most Service members recognize this,” stated U.S. Army Gen. Carter F. Ham, and Jeh Charles Johnson, General Counsel for the Department of Defense.
The GOP has now sped up the clock running out in the U.S. Senate for “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal: they say all legislation grinds to a halt until the Bush tax cuts are extended. Daniel Foster at National Review Online’s blog The Corner has posted the letter signed by all 42 Senate Republicans to Democrat Majority Leader Harry Reid. The gist of the GOP’s message is this: we will filibuster every single piece of legislation until we’ve first prevented the tax hike Americans will feel when the Bush tax cuts expire at the end of this year. The letter […]
47.5 percent of U.S. Army soldiers and 57.5 percent of Marines said allowing open homosexuals to serve alongside them would have a “negative effect” on their unit’s task cohesion.
Two Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate, including Sen. Lindsey Graham, say Democrats do not have enough votes to overturn the ban on gays serving in the U.S. military.