If The GOP Can Hold A Vote To Impeach Clinton In A Lame Duck Session, Why Can’t They Vote On Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal?
It’s really that simple. Some Republicans, like pro-“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Senator John McCain, are saying that the lame duck session should not be used to hold a vote on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal. Well, if the GOP thinks that the lame duck session is not a time to vote on important matters like “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” why was it OK for Newt Gingrich, then-Speaker of the House, to hold a vote on whether or not to impeach Bill Clinton?
Senator McCain has tried every reason in the book to stall, to delay, to avoid a vote on repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” He has worked hard to twist facts and try to get “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” off the table.
We’re a lot smarter than the good senator from Arizona.
And we remember, Senator.
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