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Primary concern with the appeal is the potential disruption to cohesion that may be caused by dig can t change in period of extended combat operations. despite that defense secretary gates and others, admiral mullen said to study this, get a study in december, we were for it. there is still a lot of pushback at pentagon. a lot of splits on this. what is important about the vote here is it was not a vote on substance. not as if the administration calculated incorrectly. it didn t want a bill. it wanted an issue. that is why the three items authorizing defense, the gay rights issue and the dream act. on immigration. the reason that they oppose it not because they oppose all the elements but they want a vote on each separately. susan collins opposed it. ....
And dried away. by election day, she is probably in a position where the other other republican would have been. not just her but reid has had something of a comeback. if you look across the board, these are two races if you are republican are problematic. rubio in florida, milner alaska. across the board at others, they re very strong candidates, written off early on. i think as a net plus, it will be shown that the energy injected was something that really helped republicans. bret: i want to go back to yesterday, the town hall meeting. stark questions, one questioner that people are calling an iconic moment for president obama in the campaign season. listen. i m one of your middle class americans. quite frankly, i m exhausted. i m exhausted of defending you, defending your administration, defending the mantle of change that i voted for. and deeply disappointed with ....
Americans are feeling about the economy. i don t doubt that people are frustrated that the pace of the economic recovery has not been faster under the president s watch. reporter: monday, cnbc town hall the president heard directly from people who identified themselves as supporters, but are now sounded exhausted and dejected. i have been told that i voted if for a man who said he was going to change things in a meaningful way for the middle class. i m one of those people and i m waiting, sir. i don t feel it yet. i was inspired by you and your campaign and the message you brought. and that inspiration is dying away. it feels like the american dream is not attainable to a lot of us. reporter: republicans quickly pounce saying etch the president supporters are realize the change they believe in, isn t happening. meanwhile, today, there was a glimmer of hope coming from the sputtering economy, new home and apartment construction rose 10.5% last month. although, much of that was ....
She said i was a believer in you. i believed in hope and change and how you would alter the course of our country. in a minute-and-a-half, deflation of the entire candidacy of barack obama. a reality check, a word she used. i think it was extremely important. it was an iconic moment. because it came from somebody who believed this him. bret: up next with the panel, the senate slams the door on don t ask, don t tell changes. at least for now. ....
Cohesion. and he added that he will enforce a change to policy if it happens. and the white house made clear today the administration believes it s only a matter of time. the president believes the policy is unfair and should and will be changed. reporter: gay right activists aren t as confident saying it will be tougher to get the policy repeal. they split the balance of power on capitol hill with the mid-term election. today, president clinton advisor on gay rights said this situation is a political train wreck. bret: shannon bream live on the hill. thank you. president obama today awarded medal of honor hue mousely to posthumously to airman killed in laos. he single handedly held off enemy force evacuating wounded combat. he put three soldiers in rescue slings before enemy fire came through the helicopter floor and mortally wounded him. the story was kept under wraps for decades because it ....