Trouble for throwing out DA/DT

Key House Democrat doesn't want to lift military gay ban
U.S. Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Mo., who helped create the military gay ban and is considered the top House Democrat for military issues, has come out against overturning the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy because of the potential for "disruption" of campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. "I am personally not for changing the law," Skelton told C-SPAN in a "Newsmakers" interview scheduled to air Sunday. The Hill (1/15)