Both of those issues along with energy usage and resource development are clearly important and very complex and will take some time to fully implement.

On the other hand, the issue of “Don’t ask, don’t tell” can be resolved very quickly by the President by simply issuing an Executive Order under his powers as Commander-in-chief, temporarily ending the enforcement of this command order until he can get back to it later when he has more time or whenever Congress decides to take action.

Our military services are losing many loyal, highly trained and qualified men and women, American citizens who actually want to be in service and are willing to put their lives at risk for our benefit – only because of their unwillingness to try to appear to be what they are not.

Would we ask a soldier who was Jewish to hide his religion and claim to be Christian – because a few of the other soldiers might be offended or not like Jews? Are we going to kick out all of the African-Americans who are in service because we still have some soldiers from the south who dislike being around black people? Are we going to force all the women in service to resign or send them home because – well, pick a reason: How do they change clothes in mixed sleeping quarters? What will they do when they have their periods? How will they go to the bathroom out in the field between battles? Hey, women are emotional and might cry during a battle, right? They’re the weaker sex and might get hurt.

The real excuse for forcing homosexuals out of service was clearly stated by the general in the attached video: he thinks they’re sissies, they’ll go weak during a battle, they’re not man enough (except for the lesbians, of course – they’re entirely “too manly”), they’ll let their fellow soldiers down under fire, the other guys will have to protect them, and any number of other ridiculous excuses that could just as easily apply to women in combat. Women are not being tossed out of the service for being women, i.e., the “weaker sex.”

Let’s face it: There is no good reason at all to continue DADT in the American military and every good reason to end it now and forever. Obama – do your duty!