Senator Alan Simpson once supported "Don't ask, don't tell" in the military. He has come around to the viewpoint that gays should be allowed to serve openly in the military. His two main arguments seem to be that (a) we need everyone competent we can get and (b) it doesn't bother some people as much as it once did. These are good reasons…and I suspect they were good reasons back when Simpson was on the other side of this issue. But back then, he was running for office now and then so he had a good reason not to come to this point of view.