The audacity of later on

The repeal of don't ask / don't tell passed the House of Representatives yesterday.

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2010/05/congress-advances-repeal-of-‘dont-ask-dont-tell/1

And, like most everything else Obama, Pelosi and Reid are doing, whether good or bad, it's timed to phase in after Obama runs for reelection or leaves office, i.e., "If the repeal is ultimately approved by Congress, it would not take effect until after the study is finished."

If something needs to be done, it should be effective as soon as possible, without reference to the election schedules of the officials involved.