Obama to end "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

In the least-surprising move of the year, President-elect Obama has let it be known that he intends to end the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy introduced by Bill Clinton. This policy, perhaps the least logical compromise of the last decade, allowed homosexuals to server in the military so long as they kept their relationships hidden. It was maintained by the George W. Bush administration in an attempt to keep the issue off of the public radar entirely.

I am sure this will eat up a lot of newsprint in the next few weeks, but it doesn't deserve it. This "compromise" neither served those who opposed gays in the military, nor those who felt they should be able to serve unrestricted. Still, such a horrible idea deserves to be noted when it finally dies.