Instead, what we see is yet another blue-ribbon panel tinkering around the edges of a system that is absolutely broken.

They don't want small initiatives coming out of the blue. They don't want last-minute tinkering. And we have to respect that.

How sweet to be a Cloud Floating in the Blue!

The Blue Ribbon Commission of experts has given us the most accurate estimate of the law's price tag to date. In addition to the $364 million spent to implement a counter-productive law, however, since 1993, our nation has lost the talents and expertise of 10,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender patriots who want to serve our nation. When we fire Arabic translators, helicopter pilots, combat engineers and troops on the ground simply because they are gay, every American pays the price.

It was a tragic, yet heroic event.

I'm still waiting to wake up, it hasn't sunk in yet.