Obama Suddenly in a Hurry to End "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

Last night Obama attended a fundraiser for Barbara "Dumb-as-a-Box-of-Rocks" Boxer and for the second California trip in a row was heckled by gay "rights" activists demanding the end of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell", the Bill Clinton approved military policy that excludes gays from service.  I don't think anyone asked the activists if their concerns were based on their desire to join the military (I'm guessing no), but the thin-skinned president must be getting tired of the heckling because he's suddenly trying to accelerate the process of repeal:

Democratic and Republican lawmakers are questioning the decision to move ahead on a vote to repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, saying Congress and the administration should wait until the Pentagon completes its internal review this fall.

A small group of congressional Democrats and the White House struck a compromise Monday to accelerate a vote on the issue, though the Pentagon's review is not due until December. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who supports the repeal but has urged Congress to hold off until the review is complete, gave a tepid endorsement of the plan.

But Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Fla., a former Judge Advocate General, told Fox News that he can't figure out why Congress is "jumping the gun" on the vote and warned that the move could jeopardize support.

Rooney opposes the change in the policy banning gays from serving openly in the military, but said he would nevertheless support the defense secretary.

Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Mo., chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, also accused his colleagues of leap-frogging ahead of the Defense Department.

"The Pentagon indicated that ideally, Secretary Gates continues to prefer that the department complete this review before Congress considers legislation. This is a reasonable and responsible request," he said in a written statement.

Skelton opposes the policy change. But the accelerated timeline could end up turning off key lawmakers who would otherwise be willing to back the administration.

Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., a critical vote on the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced that the repeal vote would be "premature" while the Pentagon is still "in the midst of its study."

If they try to jam this through without giving the military time to complete their work they will lose some votes, but I don't think that matters to Obama. I think he wants to be able to say he's doing something about it, even if it fails. He can then blame the failure on his political opponents while claiming credit for "trying".