nobody asked for their money back. our supporters came from a broad base republicans, democrats. what i m hearing from them is the same frustration. you know, party insiders are there to preserve the extremes or preserve chaos. i don t know what they are afraid of. you have choices in an election. you have the far right, far left. we ll have the debay. my supporters across the board. it s been comforting to say it s time to get the city moving. time to start solving problems and get things done. let s talk about if it will be a successful strategy. you were out of the main stream of your party when it came to social issues. you have spoken of that, especially gay rights. you supported the repeal of don t ask, don t tell. let s ask what you said then. [ applause ] i didn t think the policy of don t ask, don t tell made sense when i served in peacetime. i didn t think it made sense