He's compared gays to heroin abusers, he's suggested that we should just shut up and closet ourselves, and he's hauled out a whole host of historically inaccurate comparisons (Dred Scott, McCarthyism, etc) to discredit pro-LGBT political progress. Now the American Family Association's Bryan Fischer is offending the countless American citizens who have served/want to serve their country while 'mosexual, directly comparing laws against gay soldiers to those that apply to bank robbers: Defense Secretary Robert Gates has been suggesting that the military might not expel a service member whose sexual preference is revealed ...

Since Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs Chairman Admiral Michael Mullen declared that they would be starting the long process toward repeal of the US Army's openly gay service personnel ban 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' there seemed to... ...

    ::: New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand told an activists group’s dinner Saturday that she will “introduce an amendment to the budget that will bar the use of funds for the enforcement” of the military’s ‘don’t ask, don’t tell policy’, which prevents gay and lesbian soldiers from serving openly, Gay City News reports. Gillibrand called the policy a “a hole in the integrity of the United States military” and told the audience attending Human Rights Campaign’s annual dinner in New York that she does not believe repeal should be delayed for a year-long study that Secretary ...

When Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the U.S. military, said under oath before a Senate committee that they were absolutely in agreement with President Barack Obama's pledge to... ...

Today at a hearing in the United States Senate, the two top military officials in the United States, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff head Admiral Mike Mullen endorsed ending the military's proscription on openly gay individuals serving in the armed forces: ...

The first "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" hearing took place today around noon, and featured testimony from Joint Chiefs Chair Mike Mullen and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who, as expected, announced that a year-long study into the repeal would begin. Gates indicated that a Washington Post story indicating that the military would ease on discharges provoked by outings by third parties was not correct. Gates said that additional study needed to be undertaken before that could happen.Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Admiral Mike Mullen offered this opening statement: "Mr. Chairman, speaking for myself and myself only, it ...

David Westphal writes for SaveTheNews.org. He writes about the history of news and goverment. Read more  Dems will push to move the now stalled health care bill to passage. Read more  The repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ is on it’s way of becoming reality. On Tuesday, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Adm. Mike Mullen, chair of [...] ...

Plans to attach the repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' to a Defense Dept authorization bill are moving forward, the Huffington Post reports: "In Congress, members are being whipped to ensure that the votes will be there for passage, should the legislation be placed in the bill. At this juncture, aides say, the prospects look good. Meanwhile, a source close to the White House says the president has instructed the Defense Department that he believes the repeal of DADT should be placed in the authorization bill. However, disagreements could emerge when it comes to crafting the actual legislative language, ...

96 members of Congress have sent a letter to Defense Secretary Robert Gates calling for detailed information on the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) policy that bans openly gay service personnel. The letter, penned by Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA8), ... ...

Congressman Moran Leads 90+ Members in Call for Monthly ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Data — Request for Military Discharge Info Comes Ahead of Possible Congressional Action. Washington, D.C. — On Tuesday, Congressman Jim Moran issued a letter to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, signed by 96 Members of Congress, requesting monthly reports detailing the rank, time [...] ...

Those of us who were following the Obama transition last year in order to read the proverbial tea leaves on his administration were really worried. There were way too many Clinton administration retreads and a particularly embarrassing Bush regime retread. Our worries turned out to have been justified, with Obama running a failed, Clintonian Republican administration so far. President Obama needs to clean house. Here are some high powered appointees that desperately need to go.Chief of Staff: Rahm EmanuelWhen an administration is adrift and flailing in terms of both message and policy, there has to be a serious problem ...

Earlier this week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made a direct appeal to President Obama and Defense Secretary Robert Gates seeking guidance on the repeal of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. Additionally, the Pentagon's top scholarly journal, Joint Force Quarterly, published an article calling for the repeal of the ban. On State of the Union, CNN's John King asks National Security Adviser Jim Jones if it's time for the President to get involved in the repeal of the ban on gays in the military.Says Jones: "The President has an awful lot on his desk. ...