Last-ditch McConnell 'don't ask' amendment blocked

[Newsjock]

Source: Politico

A last-ditch effort by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to complicate the repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy was blocked Tuesday night after Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) objected, Senate aides said.

McConnell attempted to add an amendment to the so-called stripped-down defense authorization bill that would have required the consent of the military service chiefs to proceed with "don't ask" repeal. Under legislation passed by the Senate last week, certifications are required from the president, the secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. All the incumbents in those positions support repeal.

"It was a McConnell proposal," a GOP aide confirmed. "There was an attempted to get unanimous consent for it to be included in the defense bill and someone objected."

McConnell's amendment, which Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and other GOP senators have been urging for months, called for certifications from the four service chiefs. All of the incumbents in those positions have expressed at least some reservations about repeal at this time.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/joshgerstein/1210/Lastditch_McConnell_dont_ask_amendment_blocked.html

[Tx4obama]

1. Good lord he is slimey

Everyone knows that Marine General Amos would not have signed it!

Thank goodness Lieberman caught it and objected :)

[Pirate Smile]

3. The current thank goodness for Holy Joe is both hilarious in its irony but true re DADT.

It is a good example of why it is wise to not burn bridges. :)

[appal_jack]

7. No permanent enemies in politics.

No permanent enemies in politics. :)

Unfortunately, no permanent friends either. :(

Will this action by Joementum convince me that he is significantly above pond scum? Nope. But it helps to keep him higher-rated than dog poo. So that's something.

:hi:

k&r

-app

[AC_Mem]

2. Democrats better be on their game starting first week of January

These slime balls will be using every trick in the book to undo everything we have worked for. If I were Harry Reid I'd add another bill to the roster and keep them in Washington longer for this little trick.

Be diligent Democrats!!

[Skittles]

4. this is proof

of how low they will go to prevent any Obama victory

[EFerrari]

5. These hateful jerks do this, go home and kiss their families.

:puke:

[AndyTiedye]

8. and teach their kids to be fucked up haters just like them

:cry:

[EFerrari]

11. The kicker is that Ann Northrop says Mitch McConnell is the gayest Senator

in the chamber. She calls him the chair of the Senate Closet Caucus.

Wtf is the matter with this man. How does he sleep at night.

[DJ13]

6. The Mitch is back

[jillan]

9. It's time for all these old farts to retire.... and when I call them old, I'm not referring to their

age, I'm referring to their way of thinking.

Wake up, or get the hell out of the way of progress!

[SoapBox]

10. Give it a rest Chinless...

...you make me SICK to my stomach.

How can these so-called Americans be so full of HATE to Americans?

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