BULLETIN - AT 6:38 P.M. ET:  Obama to seek repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" in State of the Union:

Washington (CNN) -- President Obama will ask Congress Wednesday night to repeal the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy that bars gays and lesbians from openly serving, White House Senior Adviser David Axelrod told CNN.

The request will be included in the president's State of the Union address, Axelrod said.

Oh dear Lawdy.  The guy's in big trouble, and this is the move he wants to highlight?  This is the first issue that Clinton tackled on his first day in office, and it almost sank him immediately.

The president's ears may be big, but they're still tin.  I cannot believe that he'll put this into the speech tonight, at a time when he must prove himself to the American people.  Looks like he's staying hard left.

Oh, by the way, Hillary Clinton is skipping the speech.  She's going to London for a conference.  They're telling us this has White House approval.  I don't know.  Maybe Hillary feels the vibes.

January 27, 2010