Comments on: McCain softens on DADT

By: Keppler

Keppler — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 04:48:53 +0000

“[I]t truly is sad to see a once-principled statesman reveal himself to be a cynical politician in his waning years.”

One wishes he would wane more waxingly.

By: Kate

Kate — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 14:39:59 +0000

I remember the absolute disgust and rage I felt back in February when the hearings to discuss the repeal began, and McCain, over and over again, made bigoted, hateful statements that completely repudiated his campaign promises to consider the repeal. He gloried in his soapbox moment, and appeared to be deadly serious about blocking the repeal.

http://www.inlookout.com/2010/02/02/dont-ask-dont-tell-hearings-begin/

Now he says nothing about a change of heart? an awakening of awareness of the idiocy of his prior statements? He just says ‘whatever’ and expects people to respect him as their representative? He’s got other fish to fry, so his campaign to protect the dignity of all heterosexual servicemembers from unwanted shower ogling falls by the wayside? Way to go, John.

By: John

John — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 14:18:02 +0000

Cameron,

It could, nothing is without risk. Yet this is one I’m happy to take because it’s far easier to make a change without a legal impediment like DADT than with one. DADT proponents know that once the law is repealed while they might be able to drag things out a bit longer the path to full integration is wide open.

By: John

John — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 14:16:07 +0000

I am very disappointed in McCain. Even when I disagreed with the man I thought he had principles, yet apparently these only consist of furthering himself at the expense of others. I find that to be despicable. I much prefer the small government, low tax approach his party claims to believe in but not this nor the social con crap its been beholden to for far too long.

By: Cameron Mandrake

Cameron Mandrake — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 01:52:09 +0000

One thing that I noticed about the legislation is that it is very open to what happens if DADT is repealed. It could feasibly go back to the way it was before DADT where you could get booted from the military and you didn’t have to be asked or tell.

By: Seraphiel

Seraphiel — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 01:25:15 +0000

There’s a reason they call him McCain the Weathervane.

If you don’t like his position on something, just wait five minutes.

By: Richard W. Fitch

Richard W. Fitch — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 01:21:51 +0000

If McCain and his cronies had their way, it would require 17 more years of redundant, useless reports and another decade to fully implement any negotiated “integration” plan.