I notice one thing I haven't read yet.  I have not read that a thorough polling of the military ranks has revealed that a majority of America's enlisted men and women are eager for this change.  I don't think we'll be seeing that any time soon, either.  Of course I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that most enlisted men and women and a good many officers would oppose allowing homosexuals to openly serve in the military.  Why?

No matter how "open minded" they are about allowing others to enjoy their own lifestyle choices, few heterosexuals are comfortable living, sleeping and bathing in close quarters with homosexuals.  That goes beyond "allowing them their choice" and gets right up to enjoying that choice with them.  The military lifestyle is a sparse one of necessity, and whether its a barracks or a foxhole, that necessity often involves living in very close quarters.  Not much has been mentioned about the opinions of those on the front lines, but I did see a military female testifying that she would view being forced to bunk with a lesbian in exactly the same light as being forced to bunk with a male soldier.  Bigot!  Homophobe!

Why have Chairman Mullen and so many others of the military's top brass jumped onto this bandwagon?  Perhaps they truly believe it's "right" but I seriously doubt it.  I also doubt that they would argue that it will improve morale and combat readiness.  More likely, they are careerists and are more concerned with maintaining and furthering their careers than they are in preserving the effectiveness of the U.S. armed forces, the military that keeps America safe and free.  Why not ask the men and women who will live with the results of this policy change up close and personal?  Why not ask them if this will make America's military more effective, bolster readiness and improve retention?  I'll give him this: even though Admiral Mullen testified in support of allowing homosexuals to serve openly, he admitted that he did not know how it would affect morale and combat readiness.  But he still approved the White House deal to get Congress to forge ahead with a vote without waiting for the results of a Pentagon study that will be release in December.  The other Joint Chiefs broke with their Chairman and refused to endorse it, but they didn't even get to see the deal until after it was announced!

Washington is not interested in asking our military men and women what they think about this policy.  Washington thinks they can just tell those in uniform how it's going to be and order them to like it.  The Left has been targeting the military for social experimentation for years, and just as pushing women into the military hurt readiness and created new problems with rape, pregnancy and morale, the result of allowing homosexuals to openly serve will be more of the same only worse ... well, I wouldn't expect pregnancy rates to rise.  Everyone will be so surprised when recruiting and retention drop.  It can only get harder to find Americans who will put their lives on the line for this country.  Why would they sacrifice so much?  Why would they risk their lives?  Even heroes have limits.    George Orwell once said, "we sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm."  This country continues to elect radicals who "loathe the military" and think that it is their plaything, their showcase for social engineering.  Obama doesn't want to ask those rough men what they think about opening the ranks to open, practicing homosexuals.  He thinks he can just tell them and they will continue to serve.

No.  Actually, I think he knows what will really happen.  I think he and the radical leftist democrats inhabiting the halls of Congress know full well how this will turn out.  They have been voting for it with every slicing of the military budget.  The armed forces will be gutted, our warrior tradition destroyed, and America left defenseless before her enemies. 

Elections have consequences. 

America, for the love of God, stop electing people who hate this country!