Well, the people who voted against it, frankly, which is a united Republican Party. You even had some Republicans, like Scott Brown from Massachusetts, Lisa Murkowski from Alaska, who voted against legislation that they say they support.
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They didn't have a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, or they would have done this.
He didn't say that he would just make cynical political deals. And I think that's what this is.
The president is the commander in chief of the military. If he believes, as he says, that discriminating against, kicking 14,000 men and women who are qualified and serving honorably, 14,000, kicking them out, that hurts his military, he…
I believe in a democracy. It is the sacred obligation of every citizen to support and protect and defend its country.
The President is the commander-in-chief of the military. If he believes, as he says, that discriminating against, kicking 14,000 men and women who are qualified and serving honorably, 14,000, kicking them out, that hurts his military, he…
Right. And he's also the senator from Nevada. The biggest employer in his state is the gaming industry. The biggest taxpayer in his state is the gaming industry.
I would have one important correction. They didn't have a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, or they would have done this.
I think now that you're looking at -- at passing this legislation which does a lot of good for the military in addition to allowing finally gays and lesbians to serve with honor and equality in the military.
I -- I'm saying they need to vote on this thing. Of course they're going to have amendments; Reid's offering 15 for crying out loud.





