The U.S. house voted to repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell today. The vote was 250-175. Here's the roll call, which includes U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert voting 'Yes' with the Democratic majority.  Otherwise, our delegation voted along party lines, although U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA, 5), who recently had a baby, did not vote, nor did the increasingly iconoclastic U.S. Rep. Brian Baird (D-WA, 3). Baird is retiring.

Rep. Reichert has an erratic history on gay rights votes. He voted for the Employee Non-Discrimination Act in 2007 and then against a DADT repeal in May this year .

In a statement, Reichert makes no grand pronouncements about civil rights. He simply says he was compelled by the Department of Defense's own report on the issue, which called for a repeal.

After reviewing the Pentagon report, hearing the support of both Secretary of Defense Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mullen, and personally discussing this issue with our Washington men and women serving on the front lines while visiting them in Afghanistan, as well as with many veterans in Washington’s 8th district, I accept the findings of the Pentagon report that indicate repeal should not affect military effectiveness, and I support repeal of this policy. Secretary Gates has made clear his belief that repeal could be implemented with enough time to prepare for the transition, and I trust he will ensure the appropriate steps are taken to preserve superior recruitment, retention, and readiness of our armed forces.

Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA, 2), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement yesterday , announcing his intent to vote for the repeal.

The  vote seems largely symbolic: Senate Republicans have gone as far as stalling the defense budget because it includes the DADT repeal. Nor have they moved on a stand-alone repeal, a la the House repeal, sponsored by Sens. Susan Collins and Joe Lieberman.