A few weeks ago Press Secretary Robert Gibbs gave a surprising un-political answer when asked if the administration would repeal the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. Gibbs answered, "Yes".

The Obama administration now is signaling that the repeal of DADT won't be immediate and perhaps not even in this year. Obama is hoping to canvass more military and congressional leaders to get them comfortable on the issue before moving forward.

According to The Boston Globe: "They (Administration officials) said Obama, who pledged during the campaign to overturn the law, does not want to ask lawmakers to do so until the military has completed a comprehensive assessment of the impact that such a move would have on military discipline. Then, the president hopes to be able to make a case to members of both parties that overturning the 1993 law would be in the best interest of national security.

Obama is hoping to avoid the missteps of the Clinton administration when it tried to open the ranks to gays and lesbians, only to be confronted by fierce resistance from lawmakers and commanders. Early in his presidency, Bill Clinton signed an order allowing gays to serve but was forced to back off. A compromise made it illegal for gays to serve openly, but also restricted investigations into service members' sexual behavior."

Aubrey Sarvis - Executive Director of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Fund - seemed comfortable with Obama's approach. She said, "The Clinton experience makes a lot of folks [in the administration] apprehensive."

There seems to be a growing campaign among DADT supporters to keep Obama from repealing the outdated policy despite military leaders such as Colin Powell publicly coming out in support of repealing it.

And since we are on the topic of the military's DADT policy, I thought you'd all enjoy these videos.

And, finally this gem. Which really begs the question if allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would really hurt troop morale. Methinks not.