Basically there is no news in it, but it is moving, and a welcome fresher for the many of us who've been worried about Obama's snail pace on this front.
All in good time, I suppose. Contra Yglesias, I think the longer Obama waits on furthering gay rights, the easier it will be.
It's not that the military is too busy--they'll always be busy, as Yglesias correctly points out. It's that the Obama administration is busy. There are many other issues of consequence for them to tackle that, unlike gay rights, won't become politically easier over time and are thus a better use of their political capital for now.
i haven't had a chance to watch the speech yet but i've heard from many quarters it was quite refreshing. i'll cut obama some slack for the next couple years. if he ends his first term without delivering on any promises, i'll be seriously pissed.
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