Reply #10: I sadly think you're right.

[terrya]

I'll re-contact Senator Durbin's office, telling him to vote for DADT repeal (he does support repeal). And I guess this means contacting my new Senator, Mark Kirk, who hasn't said whether he supports repeal (he's waiting for the study, apparently).

But I'm prepared for the worst. That everything will fall apart in the Senate. A very possible outcome could be, facing a filibuster by McCain, stripping DADT repeal from the Defense Appropriation Bill.

It could happen in the courts. The Log Cabin Republicans will push their lawsuit for repeal through the courts. But if it winds up before SCOTUS...I am NOT optimistic about that.

As you said...DADT could very well never be repealed. Before the "Obama SAID he wants repeal" crowd jumps in, there is a very real possibility that it could never happen.