Admin's court brief opposing lifting DADT, in response to a lawsuit brought by the Log Cabin GOP:

[Freddie Stubbs]

http://www.politico.com/static/PPM156_govt_objection_to_injunction.html

[xchrom]

1. shrug -- they have to respond to it.

and it seems there is a magical number of lower courts that would have to rule against dadt to really impress in this case.

and yes -- i suppose they are trying to work it out through the executive and the legislative -- color me skeptical if i think any of it is vigorous.

[elleng]

2. OP premise wrong.

Brief does NOT oppose lifting DADT, but opposes addressing the issue here, in this case, because it would 'foreclose litigating the issue in other courts.'

Its a legal/procedural matter in this particular case. and in that respect, it makes sense.