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>> we're talking about combat postings, real in it -- >> really in it. we were in the most volatile sector of baghdad. >> michael mullen supported repealing "don't ask, don't tell" earlier this week. let's list tonight admiral. >> it is my personal belief that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would be the right thing to do. no matter how i look at this issue, i cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens. for me, personally, it comes down to integrity, their...

John kerry just grabbed the senate desk of ted kennedy, which was jack kennedy's desk and i believe before that daniel webster's. now you see the swearing-in ceremony. democracy continues in america. welcome back to "hardball." president obama pledged congress to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. the chairman of the joint chiefs apparently goes along with that. michael mullen supports allowing gay servicepeople to serve openly in the military. how easy will it be to eliminate the current rule? what would it mean for the military? let's turn to two real soldiers, two iraq war veteran...

Your thoughts, john solts, about the impact of admiral mullen of chairman, joint chiefs. >> i've been sitting in that room and it was the greatest surprise i ever had in politics. i never expected him to say that. i was absolutely shocked, pleasantly, that he did. i think that means a lot. after that, there was an exchange with senator sessions who said, well, i think this is command influence, which is sort of a dirty word under the uniform code of military justice. admiral mullen shot back and said at senator sessions and said, this is about leadership. and he talked about it being generatio...

Friends. we were traveling around. and they said, oh, by the way, you know that other officer that was with us, he was gay. i said really? i had no idea. it was completely irrelevant on the battlefield when you have lack of body armor, you're trying to figure out your mission. and, you know, i was just shocked on tuesday when i listened to mullen live when he said in the room, i've served with gays since 1968. everybody knows the gays are there. when you serve with them, you just don't think twice about it and didn't even know. obviously they -- >> my dad said the same thing about the navy in ...

Over the country, big rally in las vegas tomorrow. and so you think how we fight on this debate is really important. we get into the energy debate and into the energy legislation that's going to be in the united states senate to carry the boxer bill, we think that can carry the independence from oil. >> i'm happy to have you here. john solts, check it out on the web. "hardball's" up right now. mrs. saturday night. let's play "hardball." good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. snowy washington. leading off tonight, does she go for it? does sarah palin want to be a major figure in th...