inignoct wrote:
] Elonka wrote:
] ] To be honest, even if it was true (and I don't believe it
] is),
] ] it wouldn't have an impact on my opinion. Someone cut
] school
] ] for a day? Big whoop.
]
] [ With all due respect, this isn't about skipping school.
] It's about reneging on a sworn promise to serve in the United
] States Armed Forces. If this is true, it means that the
] President is a man who couldn't find it in himself to commit
] fully to the National Guard, an honorable position that
] nonetheless was a gift from god compared with fighting in a
] foreign war. For such a man to talk to *anyone* about
] patriotism, honor, or duty, much less command this generation
] of soldiers to wage war is outrageous.
]
] I'm as skeptical as anyone about this situation... it seems
] to me like much ado without much data, but it's not about
] nothing. If it comes out as fact, then we're talking about
] hypocracy of the worst sort -- the kind in which people die
] under orders from a false leader. If it comes out to be
] nothing, then we can reprimand the accusers, demand their
] apology, and then move on. But to claim it's unimportant is
] completely absurd and does a disservice to those who don't
] equivocate their dedication to the oaths they take. -k]

I totally agree with k's analysis. It is all symptomatic of a larger problem. I see all kinds of opinions across memestreams concerning politics, but there is something to be said about the general character of a politician. And the American people need to see this man for the [insert various stories of impropriety concerning the President here] kind of person he is. [Here is where I cut myself off from the rant.] And the same goes for any political candidate. Because you know if Dean were the nominee, the Repubs would be going after him for his medical discharge.

RE: Spokesman Defends Bush's Military Service