because i'm gay and the superior says no, i'm doing this because you performed poorly. do we just burden the military justice system with those kinds of cases? >> bret: charles? >> i respect the opposition of john mccain today and the opposition of colin powell 16 years guy on this question and i understand the -- years ago on this question and i understand the military about issues of cohesion. i do think that the president has made a commitment on an issue of principle and i think it is a political decision in the end. there is the issue of doing it in the middle of wars. you don't want disruption in the middle of wars but unfortunately we may be involved in these wars for a long time and i don't think you want to suspend this issue indefinitely as a result. >> bret: ten seconds, a.b. for the folks on the left pushing for this to happen now, what they heard today at this hearing they can't be happy about.