Republicans have developed their refrain for opposing the repeal plan for the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” ban on gays serving openly in the military: the Pentagon opposes it too! The Democrats are counting on picking up a handful of moderate votes — including Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) to get the measure through committee on the Senate side and they don’t need Republican votes on the House side. (Good thing, too, since a Republican aide told me they won’t be getting any.) But the rest of the Republicans are sounding eerily similar warnings about the plan being too fast, too soon.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=125902