McCain and Other Republican Senators Try to Stink Up the Joint...

Just in case you missed it, yesterday's Senate hearing on Don't Ask Don't Tell was absolutely riveting. The highlight being Admiral Mike Mullen's impassioned statement as to why he personally believes DADT should be repealed...

"Mr. Chairman, speaking for Myself and myself only, it is my personal belief that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would be the right thing to do. No matter how I look at this issue, I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens. For me, personally, it comes down to integrity. Theirs as individuals and ours as an institution. I also believe that the great young men and women of our military can and would accommodate such a change. I never underestimate their ability to adapt."

Wow. That statement coming from our nation's highest military official is astounding. And it put Republican Senators Saxby Chambliss and John McCain in the unusual position of being at odds with the military. (And looking like total schmucks in the process.)

Back in 2006 McCain said he'd be ready to revisit DADT if senior military officials came to him and told him it was time to repeal the policy. That is exactly what happened yesterday. But McCain seemed to forget his earlier statement and continued to argue that "now isn't the time to repeal DADT."

I find it so ironic that while McCain is defending DADT, his wife and daughter are lending their likenesses to the NOH8 campaign.

If Cindy McCain really wants to do something for gay rights, rather than posing for posters maybe she should just kick her husband out of bed until he stops being such a creepy, two-faced jerk.

Courtesy of ABC, you can check out highlight video of yesterday's testimony after the break.