Whitehouse.gov Reinserts Call to “Repeal” Don’t Ask Don’t Tell

[jefferson_dem]

This story is a couple days old but don't recall seeing it posted here before.

Whitehouse.gov Reinserts Call to “Repeal” Don’t Ask Don’t Tell
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - May 2, 2009 10:55 am EDT

Yesterday afternoon, we noted <1> our handy Changetracker tool <2> had spotted some interesting changes on Whitehouse.gov. In particular, the call to “repeal Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” had been replaced with softer language saying, President Obama "supports changing Don't Ask Don't Tell in a sensible way that strengthens our armed forces and our national security."

Well, last night the White House reinserted language <3> saying President Obama supports the “repeal” of Don't Ask Don't Tell. The new phrasing: "He supports repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell in a sensible way that strengthens our armed forces and national security."

http://www.propublica.org/article/whitehouse.gov-reinserts-call-to-repeal-dont-ask-dont-tell

[snowdays]

1. The WH has now taken Gates approach-put it on the back burner.

[Freddie Stubbs]

2. DADT is the law. Congress must send him legislation to repeal it

[snowdays]

3. and the WH has the bully pulpit and can ask Congress. But they

have it on the back burner.

[high density]

4. Yeah, Obama isn't doing enough as it is

He should bite off more problems to solve concurrently.

[snowdays]

6. He does well at multi-tasking. He can take this one on with

no problems That I am sure of. He just needs the political will--which is lacking now.

[Occam Bandage]

5. Yeah, he definitely needs to open up a few more fronts right now.

What a slacker. He's only taking on like a dozen issues concurrently.