President Obama addressed the Human Rights Campaign last night and re-declared his opposition to “don’t ask, don’t tell.” But wait a minute: he’s commander in chief. If he’s opposed, why doesn’t he actually do something about it?

Here’s one issue where conservatives with their traditional concern for the military can outbid the all-talk president.

I agree that Obama's slow-walking of DADT repeal is unconscionable. And I agree that this situation presents Republicans with a golden opportunity to emerge as a credible alternative at the ballot box for millions of gay and lesbian voters.

But the Republican base has shrunken too far to allow this. Remove the homophobia from the current Republican voter and you will be left with only a few pounds of chemicals.

The only reason Obama is moving so slowly on this is that he knows he can get away with it. Even if all he gives the gay community is talk, that's more than the Republicans are giving them. It isn't right. But it's true.