Posted on 12/19/2010 7:28:10 AM PST by tobyhill
The gay Army lieutenant's heart had been racing all night.
Shuffling between meetings at his outpost in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday night, the 27-year-old officer kept popping his head into the main office to catch a glimpse of Fox News's coverage of the Senate debate that led to a vote lifting the ban on gay men and lesbians serving in the military openly.
"Don't cry," a 21-year-old specialist, one of the lieutenant's confidants, told his boss jokingly when news broke that 65 senators had voted to repeal "don't ask, don't tell."
"I'm completely numb," was all the lieutenant could mutter.
Across the world, other gay troops whose lives, careers and relationships have been indelibly, if sometimes quietly, shaped by the ban reacted to the news with a mixture of rapture and disbelief.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
That will be the uniform of the day.
LIke “the visions of sugar plum fairies” in the Christmas story . . . “ Such will thrill the American people.
We know too that quite a few of the “nays” were “yes” in their hearts. I am surprised that Orrin G. Hatch did not step up to the plate and vote as he “feels.” He may not trust UT people, but they have never failed him!
I will go out ona limb and opine that “serving” won’t be the only thing he will be doing under him.
I shed some tears myself after the news that this bill passed was released, but it was for America.
I don’t like it,but, evidently a majority of those that voted does, else they would not have elected Democrats and RINO Republicans.
And Lisa, Alaska’s own darling is already making her constituents proud that they voted for her.
The issue has been federalized. It’s 30 days for processing time. You must show a utility bill or other evidence of residence when registering. But there is no time factor any more. At one time, MS required two years in the state and a year in the county.
You are right, Satan is thrilled with the American people and their voting choices. They would have even shocked Stalin if he were still around to observe.
Promotions.
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