Statements about Gays and Lesbians
"The senior senator from Arizona (John McCain) said he couldn't support repealing 'don't ask, don't tell' because of the economy."
The Pentagon's survey about the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy found that 92 percent of service members "agree that they could serve ... in a unit in combat" without compromising "mission readiness."
During the year Kagan barred military recruiters from Harvard Law School's Office of Career Services, "military recruiting actually went up."
On military recruiters at Harvard, Elena Kagan "took a position and the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that she was wrong."
"The Massachusetts Supreme Court...defined marriage as simply, quote, the establishment of intimacy ... I guess that would mean if you really had affection for your horse, I guess you could marry your horse."
On whether he supports 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.'
Other Western countries have ended their "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policies.
"The president of the United States ... agrees with me" that marriage should be between a man and a woman.
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