Donna Brazile has kind words to say about Olympia Snowe in light of her retirement and how often she reached across the aisle in the name of bipartisanship. She also sees it as an end of future bipartisanship for a while.

President Obama has endorsed a "don't ask, don't tell" compromise between lawmakers and the Defense Department, the White House announced Monday, an agreement that may sidestep a key obstacle to repealing the military's policy banning gay men and lesbians from serving openly in the armed forces.