Yesterday, the Senated Armed Services Committee and the House of Representatives voted for an amendment that would repeal the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy of the U.S. armed forces. DADT repeal would allow GLB soldiers to serve openly without fear of reprisal. The repeal of DADT is favored by the overwhelming majority of Americans – 78% according to the latest CNN poll.
Delaware’s “moderate” Republican, Mike Castle, voted no, along with the far right. Apparently Mike Castle didn’t even think this an important enough issue to make a comment about it on his campaign page or his House page.
I must be really unclear about what “moderate” means because Castle votes in lockstep with his party on the important issues like DADT, economic stimulus, jobs and health care. Sometimes Castle will criticize Republican leadership but vote with them anyway. Is this how you get to be called a moderate? Just because Castle is on the left of the far right party, this doesn’t make him a moderate.