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McCain appears to shift stance on 'don't ask, don't tell' policy (McCain flip flop alert!)
The Washington Post ^ | 2010-02-02 | Michael D. Shear

Posted on 02/02/2010 2:35:51 PM PST by rabscuttle385

Three years ago, Republican Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) was pretty clear about his stand on the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

A former war hero, McCain said he would support ending the ban once the military's top brass told him they were okay with it.

"The day that the leadership of the military comes to me and says, 'Senator, we ought to change the policy,' then I think we ought to consider seriously changing it because those leaders in the military are the ones we give the responsibility to," McCain told an audience of college students during the "Hardball" college tour on MSNBC.

That day arrived Tuesday, with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Joint Chiefs Chairman Mike Mullen testifying to senators following President Obama's announcement that he would seek a congressional repeal of the controversial 15-year-old policy.

Mullen called repealing the policy, which bans openly gay men and lesbians from serving, "the right thing to do" and said he was personally troubled by effectively forcing service members to "lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens."

Gates told the Armed Services Committee, "I fully support the president's decision.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Arizona
KEYWORDS: 111th; agenda; az2010; bho44; dontaskdonttell; homosexualagenda; mcbama; mccain; mccaintruthfile; mcdemocrat; mcinsane; mclame; mcpain; mcqueeg; mcrino; military; rino
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1 posted on 02/02/2010 2:35:51 PM PST by rabscuttle385
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To: rabscuttle385

McCain running in the right direction...it must be an election year.


2 posted on 02/02/2010 2:37:26 PM PST by Red Steel
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To: Red Steel

The JD Hayworth effect.


3 posted on 02/02/2010 2:38:38 PM PST by Parley Baer
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To: God'sgrrl; MoochPooch; Perdogg; Professional Engineer; PJ-Comix; lmarie373; Abundy; missanne; ...

4 posted on 02/02/2010 2:40:11 PM PST by rabscuttle385 (Purge the RINOs! * http://restoretheconstitution.ning.com/)
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To: rabscuttle385

Is he shifting to a wide stance?


5 posted on 02/02/2010 2:41:46 PM PST by Disambiguator
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To: rabscuttle385

The chameleon conservative. All things to all people.


6 posted on 02/02/2010 2:41:48 PM PST by Ben Mugged (Unions are the storm troopers of socialism.)
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To: rabscuttle385

He needs to start planning his retirement.

It’s coming soon.


7 posted on 02/02/2010 2:43:05 PM PST by Names Ash Housewares
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To: rabscuttle385

Sheesh............


8 posted on 02/02/2010 2:43:22 PM PST by stephenjohnbanker (Support our troops, and vote out the RINO's!)
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To: Red Steel

Lesseeee...which way is the wind blowin’?


9 posted on 02/02/2010 2:43:55 PM PST by choctaw man (Good ole Andrew Jackson, or You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma...)
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To: Red Steel
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today that repealing Don't Ask Don't tell is the right thing to do. link
10 posted on 02/02/2010 2:46:45 PM PST by Dementio
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To: rabscuttle385
Mullen called repealing the policy, which bans openly gay men and lesbians from serving, "the right thing to do" and said he was personally troubled by effectively forcing service members to "lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens."

So admiral can you do away with the UCMJ articles about rape and carnal knowledge and sodomy as well? Those are bothersome articles that people have to lie about as well.

11 posted on 02/02/2010 2:47:21 PM PST by missnry (The truth will set you free ... and drive liberals Crazy!)
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To: rabscuttle385
That won't sit well with military officer Lindsey Graham.


12 posted on 02/02/2010 2:47:51 PM PST by whatisthetruth
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To: Ben Mugged; rabscuttle385; sickoflibs; Gilbo_3

A man who tries to be all things to all people is ultimately nothing to anyone...

basically...


13 posted on 02/02/2010 2:48:49 PM PST by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: rabscuttle385

Shameful. This senile old fool is determined to embarrass himself with his desperation to cling to his Senate seat


14 posted on 02/02/2010 2:50:35 PM PST by dennisw (It all comes 'round again --Fairport)
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To: rabscuttle385

Time to run McCain out of town ! He is out of touch.


15 posted on 02/02/2010 2:52:42 PM PST by CORedneck
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To: rabscuttle385
For those of you that read no more than the headline:

"At this moment of immense hardship for our armed services, we should not be seeking to overturn the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy," McCain said bluntly, before describing it as "imperfect but effective."

16 posted on 02/02/2010 2:55:51 PM PST by TankerKC (No government employees were harmed in the slashing of this budget.)
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This bothers me greatly, the US Military first and foremost must have impeccable Morality, when that is cast under the bus what is left?

The Military then becomes just another .Gov agency whose mission is to kill people and break things, there is no higher calling.


17 posted on 02/02/2010 2:59:15 PM PST by padre35 (You shall not ignore the laws of God, the Market, the Jungle, and Reciprocity Rm10.10)
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He’s not flip flopping. He’s re-adjusting his opinion according to what the MSM thinks.


18 posted on 02/02/2010 3:02:47 PM PST by dr_who
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To: rabscuttle385; All

The McCain hatred on FR is pathological.

McCain is moving in the direction most Freepers prefer (keeping DADT) and they still bash him? McCain is not enemy #1, he’s not even enemy #100. Besides Obama, look at the Democrats in Congress.

How many people think Obama won primarily because McCain ran a poor campaign? I think it’s because people were sick of Republicans in general, starting with Bush, and for good reason (although the Democrats are still worse).


19 posted on 02/02/2010 3:03:07 PM PST by reaganaut1
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If you think McCain derangement syndrome is bad around here, it is nothing to compare with Romney derangement syndrome. Mitt is just another garden variety RINO who doesn’t p*Ss on conservatives quite as enthusiastically as does McCain.


20 posted on 02/02/2010 3:12:21 PM PST by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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