Edited sentence: His answers were consistently good, but he dodged the question on gays in the military, implicitly supporting a policy that excludes gays from the military based simply on their status as gays.Perhaps because he represents a socially conservative congressional district, and perhaps because he opposes homosexuality, Paul was unable to join Barry Goldwater, Alan Simpson, and John Shalikashlivi in calling for an end to the abominable "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy