Gates and “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

Among the many sane, pragmatic and serious moves the defense secretary has been making – he’s on the side of the grown-ups on torture, for example – this one hasn’t gotten much attention. It’s a clear sign of relaxation on the gay issue, and an acknowledgment for the first time of the great job so many gay servicemembers do and have always done. The more you learn about Gates, the better he looks. He may be critical to rescuing us from the Iraq sinkhole in the coming year.