From here:

The US Senate has approved landmark legislation allowing openly gay people to serve in the military.

Senators voted 65-31 to overturn the 1993 “don’t ask, don’t tell” law, which bars gay people in the military from revealing their sexual orientation.

The House of Representatives had already approved the repeal bill. President Barack Obama says he is looking forward to signing it into law.

Opponents argue that the change will damage troop morale at a time of war.

John McCain isn’t convinced of the benefits of acquiescing to the demand that homosexuals be permitted to declare their less than conventional sexual proclivities while killing and dying in the service of their country:

“They will do what is asked of them, but don’t think there won’t be a great cost,” McCain said of combat troops.

McCain also said he blamed elite liberals for ramming through the legislation.

Nor is Marine Corps Chief, Gen. James Amos:

In a background briefing with a handful of Pentagon reporters, Gen. James Amos said a repeal of the law that bans gays from openly serving could prove to be a life-threatening distraction for combat Marines. Fox News was not invited to the briefing, but the military newspaper “Stars and Stripes” provided an audio recording.

“I don’t want to lose any Marines to the distraction,” Amos said. “I don’t want to have any Marines that I’m visiting at Bethesda [National Naval Medical Center, in Maryland] with no legs be the result of any type of distraction.”

No to worry though, the important thing is, Lady Gaga has given it her seal of approval:

“Can’t hold back the tears+pride,” tweeted Lady Gaga, who had been using her pop star status to campaign for the bill’s repeal. “We did it! Our voice was heard + today the Senate REPEALED DADT. A triumph for equality after 17 YEARS.”

Who is correct? Only time will tell: of course, if McCain and Amos are, it might be too late for them to tell Lady Gaga, “I told you so”.