for debris has not really been that fruitful. now they re looking under water, that s where the focus needs to be. that s right. and with the air search supposedly going to be ending soon, and rightfully so, and they can t keep up that human expense of folks working on that and then the capital expenditure without any results and i think that emphasizing the under water search and the bluefin 21 had to be reprogrammed because it was kind of at the edge of what it s supposed to be do so they had to retool it and change the software. but we have to be patient and let the bluefin get adjusted and let it do its job. is the bluefin technology the only technology for this out there? they will try other vehicles
i was wondering if you re planning to bring back up the issue of don t ask, don t tell and it s possible repeal? i would move swiftly to repeal don t ask, don t tell. it s discrimination, plain and simple. i ve met with and spoken with veterans who served our nation for decades, several with top secret clearances but who could do so only at the expense of dying who they were and the relationships they wanted to have. in my view, we should be making progress in this country towards recognizes the full range of human expense and repealing that to me is an important next step in the civil rights movement. a federal judge ruled we have to overturn it. first of all, judges should not be legislating from the bench. second of all, it s up to the military to set the policy that the military believes is in the best interest of unit cohesiveness and military readiness. the military already regulates