Gay Man for Navy Secretary?

[maseman]

As gay activists protest the selection of evangelical megapastor Rick Warren to give the inaugural invocation, they could have reason to cheer a future Obama announcement. Sources tell NEWSWEEK that the president-elect is considering the appointment of the first openly gay chief of a military branch.

Bill White, president of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York, is being backed by congressional and former military leaders to be the next secretary of the Navy. Among White's vocal supporters are retired Gen. Hugh Shelton, a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Rep. Jerrold Nadler, a New York Democrat whose district includes the newly renovated Intrepid museum which sits on an aircraft carrier in the Hudson River. Nadler says members of Obama's transition team have reached out to him about White. "They're clearly vetting him," he tells NEWSWEEK.

http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/poweringup/archive/2008/12/18/gay-man-for-navy-secretary.aspx

[Mari333]

1. he's good enough to serve as secretary but not good enough to be legally married n/t

[readmoreoften]

2. So does that mean he loses his position immediately? I'm confused.

And so is this Navy Secretary supposed to enforce DADT? Okay then...

[liberalpragmatist]

3. No, it means he does have to enforce DADT

He's a civilian officer, so there's no bar on him serving even though he's openly gay.

But yes, he has to enforce DADT.

If this happens, it's a good sign DADT is going to be repealed within the next couple of years -- the idea of a gay person leading one of the armed services is a very obvious illustration of how absurd the restriction is.