John McHugh also wants DADT thrown out of the military

It’s always fun to hear a Republican say something sensible. Secretary of the Army John McHugh says that the military would be ready to remove Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell if both Congress and Obama decided it was time to let openly gay soldiers serve their country with pride and honor.

McHugh speculated that gays might be allowed to serve in some units but not others, while also stressing that no such plans had been discussed. More importantly, he told the Army Times there was no reason to believe major disruption would ensue in the army if the ban was lifted.

"Anytime you have a broad-based policy change, there are challenges to that," he said. "The Army has a big history of taking on similar issues, [with] predictions of doom and gloom that did not play out."

Exactly. But then, the same is true with dissenters and doomsayers of all realms, not just the military. How many times was America supposed to become a commie-ridden socialist empire with internment camps, forced abortions, massacres of grandparents and a forced flu vaccinations …?

(via @VeritasKnight)
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