Douchebag Alert: Saxby Chambliss

From Politics Daily:
"...Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga...strongly opposed repealing the law [DADT], noting that the military prohibits soldiers from a range of personal behaviors, including displaying tattoos and body art. "In my opinion, the presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity to engage in homosexual activity would very likely create an unacceptable risk to the high moral standards of the military."

TW: So being gay is an abhorant personal behavior and a much greater risk to national security...are we in the 1950's or twenty teens? Your vote counted and will continue to count.

From same article:
"...Sen. John McCain, the top-ranking Republican on the panel, called Don't Ask Don't Tell an "imperfect, but effective" policy..."

http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/02/02/senators-clash-over-dont-ask-dont-tell-as-pentagon-readies-ann/

Update from Taegan Goodard:
"The day that the leadership of the military comes to me and says, Senator, we ought to change the policy, then I think we ought to consider seriously changing it because those leaders in the military are the ones we give the responsibility to."

-- Sen. John McCain, in an interview on Hardball in 2006, about the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.

"At this moment of immense hardship for our armed services, we should not be seeking to overturn the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy."

-- McCain, quoted by NBC News earlier today, after the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs recommended changing the policy. "