Gay Rights Activists mad as hell over Don't Ask/Don't Tell!

Gay Rights Activists Chagrined at Obama Administration Foot-Dragging on Overturning Don't Ask/Don't Tell
ABC News - March 30, 2009

Gay and lesbian rights advocates expressed chagrin Sunday at the lack of urgency President Obama seems to be treating his campaign promise to overturn the ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the armed forces.Defense Secretary Robert Gates acknowledged on Fox News Sunday that funds have been allocated for the 2010 budget to enforce the "Don't Ask/Don't Tell" policy. "It continues to be the law," Gates said, "and any change in the policy would require a change in the law. We will follow the law, whatever it is."Earlier this month, White House spokesman Tommy Vietor issued a statement claiming that President Obama supports changing the law. "As part of a long standing pledge, he has also begun consulting closely with Secretary Gates and (Joint Chiefs) Chairman (Admiral Mike) Mullen so that this change is done in a sensible way that strengthens our armed forces and our national security."But Gates said that the "dialogue" about overturning the ban "has really not progressed very far at this point in the administration. I think the president and I feel like we've got a lot on our plates right now, and let's push that one down the road a little bit." (Continues...)