Only Stephen Colbert would incorporate a hair dryer icon into the logo for his latest exploit, his USO tour in Iraq. Last night was hysterical: Colbert mocked the secrecy of the war, walked that amazing line that he broached at the White House Correspondents Dinner between humor and disrespect with approval from the audience of service men and women, and then (spoiler alert) brought on the commander in chief himself, President Obama, to order General Odiemo to cut his hair. Watch this episode of Operation Iraqi Stephen!
On a much more serious note, the Supreme Court yesterday refused to review the failed military policy of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," that forces military personnel to keep their sexual orientation a secret or risk dishonorable discharge if they come out. Although there is a bill pending in the House, Ted Kennedy is waiting for a Republican co-sponsor to introduce it into the Senate. We are losing good service people, it's a waste of talent, and it forces people to be unreal. Israel, England, Ireland--there is a long list of countries that allow open service by gays and lesbians. Read the facts about openly gay service.
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