"Over the Top"

Nebraska's Senator Ben Nelson, a Democrat, has hitherto been a fence-sitter on repeal of DADT - more's the pity, as he sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee. Fence-sitter no longer, he has now said that he will back repeal. This is a crucial 15th vote for repeal, enough to get it out of committee. Said Nelson:

I don’t believe that most Nebraskans want to continue a policy that not only encourages but requires people to be deceptive and to lie. The "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" policy does just that[....] It also encourages suspicion and senior officers to look the other way. In a military which values honesty and integrity, this policy encourages deceit.

Onward and upward!