Good morning.
Looks like the CBO will release the score of the health care bill this morning. That's what everyone is waiting for. The Speaker has promised that there would be 72 hours for the American people to review what's in the legislation meaning the House vote won't happen until Sunday at the earliest. The President leaves for Asia on Sunday. The final outcome is still uncertain as indicated by David Dayen's latest whip count.
The Senate Armed Services Committee is holding another hearing on Don't Ask, Don't Tell at 9:45 a.m. Today, the Committee will hear from two witnesses who were discharged because of DADT: Michael D. Almy, who served in the Air Force and Jenny L. Kopfstein who served in the Navy. They are both veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The opposition witness, John Sheehan, retired from U.S. Marine Corps 13 years ago. As I wrote last week:
13 years ago was a lifetime ago on the issue of DADT and most other LGBT-related issues. There's clearly a generational divide. And, my guess is that most of this next generation could care less. But, the old guys are still out there making noise.I'm sure some other things will pop up today...something always does....
