Sec. Gates says Senate should pass DADT repeal -- or the Courts will do it

We're monitoring the hearing on the Pentagon's DADT study over at AMERICAblog Gay.

Secretary Gates cited John McCain (who is determined to be the Senate's leading homophobe) in his opening remarks. He urged the Senate to pass repeal -- because, otherwise, the Courts will do it. That seems to be the new potent talking point from Gates, thanks to the Log Cabin Republican's successful DADT lawsuit.