Blood's boiling just ever so slightly. But I get it.

Obama says he's going to wait before seeking to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" law that prohibits members of the military from openly stating their sexual orientation without fear of recrimination. I hope he's still serious.

Since the election I've been inspired to break out my season 1 of "The West Wing." Soaking up the Bartlett administration's enthusiasm and rush to change is like reliving the Obama campaign of the past few months and hopefully pre-saging the months to come.

In the episode "Let Barlett Be Bartlett" the hapless Sam Seaborn is sent in to "get feedback" from top military brass about the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. There's question about whether the president is really serious about repealing it, which was a campaign promise. The conclusion at the meeting is that the president doesn't really intend to repeal it, otherwise he wouldn't have just sent Sam in the first place.

And this in a TV show of at least seven years ago.

I hope Barack "Let's Barack Be Barack" and doesn't go back on promises made.

Anything that keeps people from living freely as who they are is bad policy.