They're in power -- and still wimps

There is a report that Congressional Democrats -- including the gay ones -- have decided to postpone acting on Don't Ask, Don't Tell, the military ban on honest gays until after the 2010 elections! The reason appears to be that Clinton tried to open the military to gays and his fumble tied the first two years of his administration into knots, resulted in the current ban, and enabled the GOP to gain control of congress in 1994.

But the country has changed since then (70% of the voters want the ban repealed) and the party out of power tends to make gains in midterm elections. Are Dems so afraid of their power or the shouting ability of the GOP that they don't want to risk it? The peak (in terms of body count) of their power is now. And the big question is: If not now, when?