The - "don't ask - don't tell" - hot potato policy issue on "gays" serving openly in the military continues to cause headaches for President Barack Obama and haunt the top brass at the Pentagon.
When Federal Judge Virginia Phillips (Riverside / CA) threw a monkey-wrench into Obama's plans to to take action on the controversial (looney-tunes Clinton-inspired law) this past week, the government was thrown into a quandary.
To appeal, or not to appeal, that was the question.
On Tuesday - U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips - ordered the military to immediately suspend and discontinue any investigation or other proceeding to dismiss gay service members under the law.
In response, Officials at the White House noted it was their intention to repeal the law on the "sit-on-the-fence" policy anyway.
Lawyer Dan Woods stated for the record that his client - the Log Cabin Republicans (who won the ruling on Tuesday) - were just notified that the Justice Department intends to appeal and seek a stay of the ruling.
The actions were confirmed by a person in the government keen on the administration's highly-volatile behind-closed-doors discussions.
In spite of the pledge to appeal the "order" - the defense Department's top lawyers confided Thursday - that they intend to abide by the court's ruling and allow gays to serve openly without penalty.
Case closed?
Not on your life, buddy!
At this juncture, it appears there is a clash of wills, hindering the inevitable.
And, a need to save face, if the Prez has his druthers.
Uh-huh!
The military doesn't want to go down on the battlefield defeated.
Not good for the morale of the straight soldiers in the ranks, I expect, eh?
In the final analysis, an old truism appears to apply, here.
All is fair in love and war!
Amen.
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