In explaining why Democrats have yet to
repeal “Don't Ask, Don't Tell,” Vice President Joe Biden said
“it's complicated.”
Appearing on CNN's Larry King Live,
the 67-year-old Biden agreed that he opposes the law that bans gay
and bisexual troops from serving openly but added that the issue is
not easy.
“This is complicated for people to
understand and I don't blame them,” Biden said.
“We are pushing as hard as we can,”
he added. “We just had a meeting today with the leadership in the
Congress saying we very much would like to see you pass legislation
now saying end 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.'”
When asked by King, “Think we'll see
the end of it by the end of the year?” Biden responded: “I hope
so.” (The video is embedded in the right panel of this page.)
The Senate's Democratic leadership has
pledged to put repeal up for a vote after the Thanksgiving break, and
several
GOP senators have suggested they're leaning in favor of ending the
policy.