Personal moral views.

A few people have asked me what I think of General Peter Pace's comments about homosexuality.

First off, hats off to those high caliber journalists who misidentified him for most of yesterday as the top *Army* general. You go!

But seriously, I think his comments were careless and stupid. Although as more time passes I abhor and distrust the shiny, pretty exterior of politicians, Pace is in a high enough position now to know that his role does not allow him the luxury of publicly stating his personal moral views. When he speaks to the press, he speaks for the U.S. Armed Forces way before he does any talking for Pete Pace. And as such, he should have known better.

Now do I think he should apologize? We seem to be a country that digs apologies lately. Hell, maybe we can send him to rehab. And the answer is no, I don't think he should apologize.

Pace is not Ann Coulter. Coulter referred to John Edwards as a "faggot" in a way I consider to be a term of hate speech. She needs to apologize (and get over herself, but that's a whole 'nother post). Pace offered up some of his personal moral views. Do I agree with them? No. Do I think he's stuck back in 1917? Yes. But he did not denigrate homosexuals. He did not spew hate speech. He offered an opinion on why he believes "immoral" activity should be limited in the Armed Forces.

(Of course, again, journalists, when he started going off on avoiding immoral activity, why didn't someone take the opportunity to ask him about the thousands of moral waivers that recruiters are being handed in order to allow criminals and other freaks into the military to serve alongside our husbands? Thanks for nothing!)

I do not believe that homosexuality is immoral. And I know a few gays who are serving in the military. Though they are not out, per se, most people know they bat for the other team. But to be honest. Don't Ask, Don't Tell isn't the monster people make it out to be. No one's sexuality should be open and on display in the military, heterosexual or homosexual. It just shouldn't be on the table. When you join the military, you are implicitly asked to leave a lot of your personal life behind, to pack it up neat and tidily in a box to be used later. No one should be exempt from that.

But whatever the case, don't be expecting Pace to resign any time soon. Because as we all know, this is an administration that loves people who stick to their evangelical (and completely irrational) beliefs.