Rather a Felon than a Gay

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today released data<http://oversight. house.gov/ story.asp? ID=1889> showing a dramatic rise inthe number of moral waivers issued to recruits joining the Army and MarineCorps. The number of waivers granted to recruits convicted of manslaughter,rape, kidnapping and making terrorist threats, doubled between 2006 and2007. During that same time, the Pentagon continued discharging servicemembers under the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law banning lesbian, gay andbisexual personnel from serving openly in the military. This data shines abright light on the outrageousness and absurdity of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."