John McCain has to be the poorest excuse for Right Wing Politics I have witnessed in recent days.

 John McCain stated DADT has to be left in place because the USA military is all volunteer and there are 'Service Leaders' that have reservations regarding 'the preference' of those on 'the front lines' of the military.

Basically, Senator McCain has 'sold out' to the Right Wing Extremists that are attempting to prevent repeal of the provision in hopes the GOP will retake the Senate and Executive Branch to continue a march to a 'Christian State.'  

He believes 'the front lines' are an exclusive club where they can set their own rules above what the Joint Chiefs state.  This is common of the Bush Era military directives.  During the Bush White House the Joint Chiefs were nobody and it was only 'the commanders' on the ground that mattered.  Commanders on the ground, while important to the battlefield, do not necessary see the entire picture of all the branches of the service, nor how 'cohesion' with other branches makes for a better fighting force.

I don't believe any soldier should be put in harms way when it can be avoided, but, I also believe soldiers that have 'minority sexual identities' should receive respect for who they are and the quality of performance they bring to their unites on the battlefield.  DADT is a disrespectful directive DESIGNED to enforce Christian values above all others through oppression of mutual respect and understanding.  It is beyond my imagination to believe John McCain can actually seek to demoralize the words of Admiral Mullen when he has the best interest of the soldiers and country in mind.  Who does McCain think he is?  The bigotry has got to stop.  Just that simple. 

MELANIE NATHAN – Dec 04-2010 -  Don’t Ask As Don’t Tell (DADT) struggles for its imperative repeal in  Senate Debates this week, Senators are reaching out across the country to rally support  in the hope that constituents can influence Republican  die-hard obstructionists. Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont sent an e-mail, statement to constituents today, and it cannot be more aptly stated....

...This week, the Pentagon published a report supporting the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” — giving us even more momentum in this fight.  The report clearly shows that repeal would not jeopardize our national security, and that the vast majority of our military personnel is ready to do away with this discriminatory policy.

Some of my Republican colleagues dismiss efforts to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” claiming that calls to end the policy are coming only from politicians and not from within the military itself. Those claims are laughable. Is it really any surprise that members of the military, who are targeted by this discrimination and are legally barred from being honest about who they are, might refrain from speaking out?...