Political Quotes

“So, reclaiming my time, I think that the straight answer is no. In fact, our ranking member and others have been unable to get that from the Navy Liaison's Office. Again, I think it's an offense to the military to second-guess their training for chaplains. No doubt those documents could eventually come our way--and should, for oversight activities--but for us to somehow defund the training of chaplains to implement Don't Ask, Don't Tell makes no sense. Again, chaplains will be worried. For instance, Catholic chaplains will be worried to advise their followers that homosexuality is a sin if that is not included in the training. Those for whom homosexuality is not a sin will also likewise be worried about advising the troops. There will be a void, a huge void--to not train the spiritual advisors to members of our military about the implementation of Don't Ask, Don't Tell? I mean, why not try to not train any of the troops? I mean, again, whether you supported it or not, I think most of us believe that it was better that there was a training process than, let's say, a court has ordered--which has now happened absent a training process and instantaneous change.…”