Hot-Bottom Issue?

From MSNBC: Army chief: I won’t discharge gay personnel

Yes MSNBC called the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell a Hot-Bottom Issue which is probably accurate the way it is being treated by the White House.

Hot-bottom issue
Obama called for the repeal in his State of the Union speech in January, putting a spotlight on the hot-button issue before congressional elections in November.

While the top U.S. military officer, Admiral Mike Mullen, has supported repeal, several prominent offices and lawmakers have questioned lifting the ban at a time when the U.S. military is stretched by wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Gates, Mullen and other Pentagon chiefs have also roundly opposed congressional calls for a broader moratorium on the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ law.