The conservative opinion, yet again, finds itself left behind in the rear view mirror of history. Time and time again cons have sought to stand athwart history yelling "stop" while blacks got equal rights, women got equal rights, etc. And they just get left behind. This time its gays in the military.
Seventy-five percent of Americans in a new Washington Post-ABC News poll said homosexuals who are open about their sexual orientation should be allowed to serve in the U.S. military, up from 62 percent in early 2001 and 44 percent in 1993. Majorities of Democrats, Republicans and independents alike now believe it is acceptable for gays to serve openly in the U.S. armed forces. Shortly after he took office in 1993, Clinton faced strong resistance to his campaign pledge to lift the military&apos;s ban on allowing homosexuals to enlist. At that time, 67 percent of Republicans and 75 percent of conservatives opposed the idea. A majority of independents, 56 percent, and 45 percent of Democrats also opposed changing the policy.
Meg Whitman: An Elitist For Our Times?