Government
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell By the Numbers
According to research at the University of California, Santa Barbara, "No reputable or peer-reviewed study has ever shown that allowing service by openly gay personnel will compromise military effectiveness." more »
Transcript of Obama's Baltimore Meeting at GOP House Issues Conference
"These are serious times, and what's required by all of us — Democrats and Republicans — is to do what's right for our country, even if it's not always what's best for our politics. I know it may be heresy to say this, but there are things more important than good poll numbers ... A middle class that's back on its feet, an economy that lifts everybody up, an America that's ascendant in the world — that's more important than winning an election." more »
SOTU: In Spite of Straining Facts, Scoffing and Grumbling, Mizrahi Dress a Hit
President Obama peppered his State of the Union address to Congress and the nation with facts, which were mostly right but sometimes cherry-picked, strained or otherwise misleading. The Republican response had its problems, too. more »
Report of the Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services
The expectations of a training environment are to get them in, get them trained, get them fit to fight . . . a sexual assault report stops this process momentarily . . . some leaders may view it as an inconvenience rather than a crime. . . . Although many leaders know how to talk about zero tolerance, the fact remains that many people’s behaviors don’t always match up, and that sends a mixed message to our younger folks. more »
