The Pentagon is going to be burning the midnight xerox oil so they can release their study on repealing the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy ... one whole day earlier:
Signaling the growing seriousness of the Obama administration's commitment this year to ending the military's ban on gays serving openly in the armed forces, the Defense Department said Sunday that it will release a long-awaited report on the matter earlier than planned because senators are eager to vote on whether to repeal the policy. [...]
Gates "has instructed his staff, without cutting any corners, to have everything ready a day sooner because he wants to ensure members of the Armed Services Committee are able to read and consider the complex, lengthy report before holding hearings with its authors and the Joint Chiefs of Staff," Morrell said in a statement.
The study will show that:
More than 70 percent of respondents to a survey sent to active-duty and reserve troops over the summer said the effect of repealing the "don't ask, don't tell" policy would be positive, mixed or nonexistent ...
It should be noted that at least ten senators have said their vote will be based upon this study -- except John McCain who now wants another study to study the study -- so these results are a real shot in the arm for finally ending this discriminatory policy.