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Amanda Terkel catches a historic moment in the fight for gay rights, as all our military leaders admit to Sen. Mark Udall that they can implement the repeal of DADT and make it work:

In an important moment, Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) asked each service chief to go down the line and answer whether, if DADT is repealed, their branch can implement it and make it work. Every single chief answered in the affirmative.

John McCain continues to buckle under to the pressure of the radical right Tea Party movement and still vows to try and undermine the process.

After a morning of testimony from top Marine Corps, Army and Air Force officers who said Congress should not scrap the “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy in the near-term, John McCain says he might block the bill.

After hearing testimony from the service chiefs, who said repealing the ban now would add more stress to troops during a time of war, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) suggested he could move to prevent floor debate on the 2011 defense authorization bill, which contains the repeal provision.

McCain expressed confidence that the rest of the Republican conference would join him because repealing the ban is not a "compelling" issue at a time when the military is fighting two wars and the U.S. economy is "in the tank." All Senate Republicans have pledged to block consideration of any bill that does not address extending current tax rates or funding the federal government.


Keeping America fastened to pre-FDR policies and 1950s morality seems to be the driving force of the religious right and Tea Party advocates. Another sadly memorable day for the blockers of progress, but the fight continues on.