Ok. The excuses are gone. Suspend discharges under DADT now Mr. President.

[VMI Dem]

The so-called arm bending and phone calls didn't work. Do the right thing.

[katandmoon]

1. K&R

[Forkboy]

2. K&R

Wasted as it is.

[Cronus Protagonist]

3. KICK

:kick:

[depakid]

4. Unfortunately, if we've learned anything over the past 20 months

it's that the excuses are endless.

[bullwinkle428]

5. K&R. Rachel's interview with Biden clearly showed that they

were expecting a few Repukes to vote with them before they pulled the old "Mongolian reversal" with today's vote!

[mitchtv]

12. someone looks like a fool today

his initials are Joe Biden

[griffi94]

6. nothing can be done

until we have 70 votes in the senate. besides the president doesn't have very much power.
the gop won't let him. just keep voting dem and we'll get it fixed later.

[mitchtv]

11. as the poster said

the excuses are endless

[xchrom]

7. At some point - one has to stand on their own goddamned courage and

Make of it what they will.

[FiveGoodMen]

22. If we can find anyone like that we should vote them into office.

[Starry Messenger]

8. k & r

[Stinky The Clown]

9. Yes. K&R

[Skittles]

10. it won't happen

he is afraid of offending the bigots

[ProSense]

13. You already said you don't believe he wants to.

This is in Congress' hands. The President is not going to act before the vote.

[VMI Dem]

14. "The President is not going to act"

Yeah. I know.

[ProSense]

17. "Yeah. I know."

Well, granstanding is good.

[Cronus Protagonist]

23. Seems to be the mantra of the Obama administration

:P

[TexasObserver]

15. Recommend

[laconicsax]

16. K&R

[VMI Dem]

18. ...

:kick:

[Dawgs]

19. He can't.

DADT is a law passed by Congress.

He can make it more difficult to kick them out, but he can't stop it.

[msanthrope]

28. You are correct. An EO doesn't suspend a statute.

Gates slowed the inquiry phase, but the discharges will continue until repeal.

That's why the Serviceperson's Legal Defense Network supports repeal.

[MadHound]

29. Bullshit,

He can use an EO to suspend DADT under the rubric of stop loss. Biden has already admitted that this is a doable proposition, so who do you think is more believable, some anonymous internet poster, or the Vice President.

[VMI Dem]

31. Correct.

:thumbsup:

[thereismore]

20. It is time. Your hand has been forced. Do it, Mr. President. nt

[w4rma]

21. Yeah. Allow the executive order to be in effect for a few years and the Congressional law will pass

in a few years, too.

[msanthrope]

30. An EO won't stand. It will take the DC Circuit about 15 minutes

to strike that EO. And that is not the issue you want in front of SCOTUS. Because it won't get Youngstown protections.

[bigwillq]

24. K and R (nt)

[AnArmyVeteran]

25. It takes courage & leadership to do the right thing.

Sadly, everyone in the Obama administration is terrified of republicans. Obama could sign an EO in less than five seconds to stop the loss of good soldiers but wont do it. He doesn't want to upset or hurt the feelings of republicans. Every big issue Obama talked about during the campaign he has either completely abandoned or he has allowed a handful of republicans to water down every piece of legislation. That is NOT leadership. Obama said he doesn't want to give the keys to the car the republicans wrecked back to them, but he never even began to drive the car himself and keeps taking all of his directions from the drunken republicans in the back seat.

[Ignis]

26. K&R

Stop the bleeding.

[VMI Dem]

27. ...

:kick: