Obama on Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell Repeal: 'We've Never Been Closer'

I know this is an important issue to some people. I do not have a problem with this legislation. But as usual Our President is pushing through items on his campaign promise list. I would think he would be more inclined to be worried about the state of this country and coming up with ways and ideas to get things moving. In my opinion their are times he could care less about this country and care about campaigning and his political future.

I'm all for the repeal of this ridiculous law but what "National Security" is Obama talking about? This country has NO National Security right now. Everyone is free to come and go as they choose through open borders. I wish that the "we have never been closer" mantra would stretch into actual National Security as required by his job definition. The very fact that we have to consider gays in the military a "threat" while our country is being invaded by cartels and border jumpers from all countries is the upside down world of politics that this country has turned into. Let everyone serve their country and let's please get back to the basics of protecting ALL the citizens of the United States from invasion in our own Country.

Ok answer me this. Lets say they repeal this rule and gay soldier is now openly in the Army. Now its basic training and he needs to be housed, where are you going to put him? In the mens barracks where the heterosexual men have to be uncomfortable showing and being naked in front of him? I know, the gay activists willsay, "he isnt goign to rape them". I agree, he wont. So how about we put the hetero soldier in the ladies barracks then. He will be professional and wont"rapethem". Seems the same to me. Just because it sounds good doesnt mean its effective. Punishing a hetero soldier and making him uncomfortable in his home doesnt make sense to me. This is just one of many instances.

I doubt that many gays in the military want to tell or be asked.

It is imperative that Congress enacts a law that prohibits tacking on riders to important bills that have nothing to do with the main bill being addressed, such as is happening with the bill addressed in the article. To force Congressmen to pass a very controversial, and sometimes, a very costly pork barrel expenditure, in order to get funding where it is direly needed, is just a terrible way to scam the public and further burden the taxpayers. ONE ISSUE PER BILL. Shine the light on any, and every, ridiculous waste of taxpayer money, and pandering to demands of minority interest groups. If a bill has MERIT, it would pass Congress, without debate.