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Aftershocks of 9/11 still hitting hard today
Monday, July 13, 2009 | 2:05 a.m.
The 9/11 attacks have accomplished much more for Osama bin Laden and his gang of thugs than they could ever have dreamed. Our once great and united nation is now economically devastated, divided and far from closure for the loved ones who are still suffering from the attacks.
When our government authorized the invasion of the sovereign country of Iraq, it created the greatest unity of our enemies throughout the world. The true monetary cost of the Iraq war will never be realized. Along with the billions of dollars, we must consider the war casualties, the maimed and what they and their families and friends must endure for the rest of their lives. The pictures on TV showing the slaughter from the bombings in Iraq reveal what can happen to innocent people because of poor judgment and distorting of facts.
We have lost the respect of many countries over Guantanamo Bay and secret prison camps. We have scarred our once-proud nation with torture tactics that were used to produce false evidence for our invasion of Iraq.
We have divided our nation to the point that our once-family-friendly television media constantly debate which political party deserves the most criticism. How much more hate can we endure without total government collapse?
We must realize that our new leader, President Barack Obama, is trying to once again unite our country with passion and forgiveness for all except those who wish to destroy us. We must also consider his efforts for closure in the 9/11 attacks by trying to create a strong, united force to defeat our enemies in Afghanistan.
Please let us get over the Party of No and get with the Yes We Can attitude. The Iraq fiasco has squandered our wealth; let’s get behind the stimulus package and put Americans back on the job and the road to reality.
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Mr. Ellis writes:
"...let's get behind the stimulus package and put Americans back on the job and the road to reality."
How did you miss the ever increasing employment rate since the stimulus bill was passed? We're one half of one percent from double digit unemployment and it's projected to get worse...and soon.
Before you say "it's Bush's fault", if indeed it is, then BHO the Apologist needs to stop campaigning and start being our president. Yeah...when pigs fly...
"THE EMPEROR HAS NO CLOTHES!"
I meant ever increasing unemployment rate. Sorry, it's still early and thank God I still have a job to go to.
Don your whole letter is nothing but garbage! And in your last sentence you still found a stupid reason to support a stimulus package were the hell did that come from. PS. AND YOU THINK THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA IS GOING TO DEFEAT OUR ENEMIES BY BEING A NICE GUY (GOOD LUCK) YOU MUST BE AS STUPID AS HE IS. YOU BETTER WISE UP AND STOP BEING SO NATIVE IN LIFE THESE PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO GIVE UP THERE OWN LIVES JUST TO KILL US THATS THE STAKES THAT WE ARE PLAYING FOR. AND BEING A BIG P#SSY IS NOT A WINNING STRATEGY.
Hey labdaddy and POWERPLAY: Did either of you serve in the Iraq war? (Perhaps you did.) If not, why are you talking? Why aren't you - or any of the other "we must kick their butts" strategists who just love to blog - out their strongly advocating and DOING SOMETHING to ensure that the U.S. re-enact the draft? I mean, if we're in this dire mess, then why are we limiting ourselves to an all-volunteer military? If you truly believe the stakes are this high, then we are at the point where EVERYBODY who can serve in a military capacity should do just that. Let's just get the job done and create the largest, baddest military force on this planet. But I never hear a single one of you ever propose that solution. Why not? This is war, our country is in danger! Isn't a failure to insist that ALL Americans who can serve in military must do so also a "P#ssy" strategy? And that being so, why didn't Bush, Cheney, and the rest of the gang start this while they were in office? Hmm?
"We must realize that our new leader, President Barack Obama, is trying to once again unite our country with passion and forgiveness for all"
Where did that come from
Leon Panetta became a CIA whistleblower on the never operational initiative to attempt to carry out a 2001 presidential legal pronouncement, known as a finding, to capture or kill Al Qaeda operatives.
This has provided Obama, Panetta, and Holder another opportunity (like Church during the Carter years) to trash the CIA and gut its capability
But Holder will investigate and is set to name a special proceutor in the next weeks.
It was clear when Panetta and Holder were named to their posts, that the CIA would be shutdown now we have the start of that process.
This will continue the downward spiral of the CIA and yet another attach on Bush
There is no credible evidence whatsoever that Bin Laden was involved with 9/11. That is why he is not wanted by the FBI. Nano-thermite a highly advanced military explosive was found in the WTC dust. You really think Al-Qaeda put it there? If you want the US back on track you need to kill the Fed and have the US treasury printing its own money without paying a cent of interest to big banks.
labdaddy: Your BHO refernce reeks of racism.
Oh c'mon, Wayne...I took enough grief when I called the president "The Messiah". Now you're going to accuse me of being racist because I use his initials? If you feel it was okay for two white presidents, JFK and LBJ, to be known almost exclusively by their initials but not for a black president, that make you the bigot.
And hey, I didn't name the guy.
labdaddy,
President Obama would be the polite form of address. Will you do this?
labdaddy: JFK's & LBJ's middle initials were part of their personalities.
You know Hussein is considered a negative (to the dim-witted), and that's why you use the H. The President nor the general press or unbiased people use it, so why do you?
That's Wayne's point, and well pointed out.
Absolutely, mschaffer...from the first moment he acts presidential instead of vacillating.
That's quite accusatory, MR. Tanner, considering you know nothing about me. If I was that petty I would say something about your first name being Willie. But I won't
Here's the thing with President's initials. We use BHO in much the same way as you lefties refer to "W". The left referred to Bush constantly by using a derogatory "W" in exactly the same fashion.
Besides that, his middle name is Hussein, and those of us that don't like him will continue to use it whenever we like.
Labdaddy,
In light of how polite Bush was treated by the left and how respectful they were towards him, we should at least afford Hopey Hussein McChange the same graciousness.
What???Freedom of Speech?? What a novel concept. Boy, the Dimocrats are going to have to rethink that socialist agenda of theirs!
I think they have rethought their socialist agenda. With the cap & tax it looks like we're heading straight towards 1200 pages worth of communism.
"We have lost the respect of many countries over Guantanamo Bay and secret prison camps"...kind of a broad statement there, Mr. Ellis...other than CNN, CBS, MSNBC, et al., what people lost respect for the USA?...perhaps you should travel abroad and inquire...please come back to us and report which country really hates us...ahhh shoot fella, I'll save ya the expense -- it is you and your buddies who have lost respect for the USA...it's OK if you have, but don't imply 'everyone' when you mean 'I'...
So something called "labdaddy" reserves the right to understand when President Obama is acting "presidential". It has yet to exercise good judgement, intelligence, or wit on any other subject so I didn't expect it this time and was not disappointed.
We all reserve that right mschaffer. For example, bowing to the Saudi King.....most unpresidential!
mschaffer...are you hitting on me????
labdaddy,
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.
Abraham Lincoln
"THE EMPEROR HAS NO CLOTHES!"
-me
And p.s - Good philosophy...you shoulda had it days ago...
BO or BHO? that is the question...I would rather have BHO instead of BO, but personal hygiene aside, we need to figure this out a.s.a.p.. Maybe Mr. PresDiddy, or Pres Z, or Mr. Presizzle will suffice, cause with how fast our country is going into the toilet President Obama is nowhere near an appropriate title.
I am so glad that Don still thinks fondly of Pres. Bush. I was starting to miss his crazy rhetoric.
I know this is going to sound crazy but didn't the worthless UN authorize the removal of Mr. Hussein?
sorry to interject a factual opinion into the stupid BHO dilemma.
BTW........... Vote for BHO. He is still campaigning after all.
When will the dude (BHO) start being an actual President.
Oh, and Darthbry..... Mr. Presizzle! I am still laughing.
We better be careful, the libs are going to take their ball and go home.
War was never declared when we attacked Iraq for no reason. What we have is an occupation, and we also have an occupation with Afghanistan. You people still don't get it, Keep arguing about how to address our president and all the little girly B.S. while in the meantime our country is going down the tubes. I believe we are referred to as the "United States", not "we the girly men will argue about what is proper to call a politician". There are many names to call politicians, but they won't let those comments be printed online.
During the Revolutionary war the soldiers didn't worry what they should call General Washington they just got the job done. Wow! After 239 years, no wonder our country is going downhill, we don't have men here out side of our soldiers that will protect our country.
Keep arguing boys.
fremm,
You need to step back from whatever sensitivity training you are attending.
We are going down the tubes because Mr. President Barack Obama and his ilk think they can hi-jack our countries values and spend us into oblivion.
If you truly think calling our prez a name is sending us down the tubes you are so misguided I would be surprised you found your way home tonight.
Freedom of expression takes priority over confiscation of our rights.
cmatrix, stick with the lunar landing hoax it is easier on your brain.
BTW, look at the history of Mr. Don Ellis pertaining to "name calling". Off the charts.
Getalife our country has been going down the tubes for quite some time now. This has been a joint effort between the GOP and the Dems. You can blame either party, they are both a part of the destruction that is going on in our country.
9/11 was the worst incident that happened in our countries history, yet the FBI and the CIA never investigated. We took the word of the Bush administration that al Qaida was responsible with no investigation. This never ending war on terror has got to stop, or our government will be the demise of our country unless the greed stops.
By the way, getalife, I don't know what you do for a living, comedy is not your forte. Stick to your penname and getalife. Have a great day, and have a better tomorrow. derf
henderson:Referring to George Bush as "W" was to differentiate him from his father George H. W. Bush the former president, (it was in all the papers), and not as a derogatory reference. What did you consider derogatory about people calling him W anyway?
labdaddy; For my money, your using the letter H when referring to President Obama clearly marks you with a big R. I guess you've still got him pegged as a terrorist too. You've been HANNITIZED!
henderson: Wait! now that I think about it, after eight years IT IS kind of easy to relate "W" with stupid.
Also, I didn't want to mention that "W" kissed and held hands with the Saudi king but yooooooou brought up the hanky-panky.
obama is a socialist jerk.
he obviously does not understand college freshman economics.
you do not announce plans or push or pass MORE taxes when the economy is down or in trouble.
that makes business owners and those evil "rich" people nervous and they don't expand, hire, or spend.
Regardless of who is in office, you're not going to please everybody.
Fremmasmind is correct. This did not happen overnight, it's been a joint effort by ALL administrations over the years regardless of the affiliation, so enough with the arguing about who is at fault.
Instead of arguing about what's being done NOW and what was done in the past, does anybody have any ideas/suggestion on what can be done to prevent us from slipping down the hill any further?
And yes Darthbry, your post was rather racist.
Being affectionate is one thing, showing obeisance is another.
911 accomplished a lot for the federal government. They can do all kinds of illegal stuff now and claim it's to combat terrorism.
henderson: Bush would have kissed the King's ass to keep the oil flowing. Unfortunately the Saudi's told Bush, on two occasions, that they were not going to increase oil production just to save his ass.
Very affectionate of them.
I guess humor is going by the wayside too. I guess it's ok for a star like Kanye West to state on National Television, "George Bush does not like black people", but I guess that isn't a racist comment? ok so I don't Offend anyone. Lets call him "H" kinda like how we all called Bush "W". Oh, but H is a racist term now because it refers to Hussein (his actual middle name)how about Pres. kid rock, pres aerosmith, or pres beastie boys. Get real people. The fact we have the "RIGHT" to speak our minds in blogs is what helps make the USA the "GREATEST" (yes I said it and mean it) country in the world to live in.
I have a question regarding the fairness doctrine, if it is ever placed back into effect. Does that mean we posters have to post 2 points of view? I mean our first post will be how we really feel e.g. "BHO is terrible" and than our next post immediately following will have to say "President Barrack Obama is the greatest man this universe has ever seen".....just some food for thought!
Willie,
Bush NEVER would have bowed to the Saudi King.
Leave that to B.Hussein Obama.
as Bush would NEVER give Hugo Chavez a smiling handshake photo-op.
leave that to B.Hussein Obama also.
No you want him holding hands and kissing the Saudi King like Bush did, or barfing in the lap of the Japanese like his dad.
my that was both articulate and mature edgewise! and u even used a 3-syllable word!!!
I'm telling u, those interned GED courses are paying HUGE dividends!!! keep up the good work!
Articulate and mature? Maybe you should follow my example then.
Maybe if Bush would have bowed to the Saudi prince instead of that smooch and handholding, the Saudis would have produced more oil like Bush had requested. They're not into the gay thing you know.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/911review/2...
Patooooooweee!
Average joe's gonna need some private time after seeing that picture, Willie.
I personally don't care if they humped each other's legs.
B. Hussein Obama showed obeisance to the Saudi King by bowing. Ironically, he didn't bow to the Queen of England. What's up with that?
edgewise: I can't look at that picture for too long. It affects me like,..... like,.......watching someone bowing.
henderson: I personally don't care if they humped each other's legs.
I heard about that too! You got pictures!?
B. Hussein Obama is a terrorist, wah, wah, wah! He was born in a cave near bin Laden, wah, wah, wah! His birth certificate is a forgery, wah, wah, wah! Sean Hannity says it's so wah, wah, wah!
For those who would blame the current economic situation on Obama, he wasn't president until Jan 20 & the stimulus bill wasn't passed until Feb 13. The recession started in Q4-2007! Surely, it takes more than 5 months to turn a ship as big as the US economy around, although we are seeing signs that it is beginning to happen. It will probably be another 3-7 months before things get much better. Obviously, in 2012 we will get to decide if his performance has been adequate.
rayy,
Just curious, what signs are we seeing that the economy is improving?
"For those who would blame the current economic situation on Obama, he wasn't president until Jan 20 & the stimulus bill wasn't passed until Feb 13. The recession started in Q4-2007! "
Sorry......we need to apply the same rules to Obama that Dems applied to Bush.
Bush inherited an recession that started in the last months of Clinton's term. Dem's still blamed Bushed for it.
9/11 happened 8 months into Bush's term. All the 9/11 terrorists were already in country and some had plenty of time to take flight lessons under Clinton's nose. Dem's still tag ALL the blame on Bush.
Nope....can't have your cake and eat it too.
ahhhhh,
more liberal hypocrisy and double standards!
it's what makes the liberal world go around!!
Republicans cant win wars. They are very weak on defense matters.
All they do is spend. Bush lost in Iraq.
Time for us to rebuild and restore our pride and reputation.
so the democratic party is now the party of a strong national defense? is that why democrats all volunteer to serve in the military? i guess they just change party affiliation and values AFTER they join right? since the military is by a large majority conservative and center-right.
just watch as barack guts our military just as bill clinton did.
just an average joe: here's a list of "conservative and center-right" prominent republican military men. Compare to the prominent democrats before you mislead the readers. Conservatives are wimps and Republicans.
Prominent Republicans: Military service.
Representative Patrick McHenry, R-NC - did not serve.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY - did not serve
Senate Assistant Minority Leader Trent Lott, R-MI - avoided the draft, did not serve.
Senate Republican Conference Chairman Jon Kyl, R-AZ - did not serve.
Senate Republican Conference Vice Chair John Cornyn, R-TX - did not serve.
National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair John Ensign, R-NV - did not serve.
House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-OH - did not serve.
House Minority Whip Roy Blunt, R-MO - did not serve.
House Republican Conerence Chair Adam Putnam, R-FL - did not serve.
House Republican Policy Committee Thad McCotter, R-MI - did not serve.
National Rep Congressional Com Chair Tom Cole, R-OK - did not serve.
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani - did not serve.
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney - did not serve
Former Senator Fred Thompson - did not serve.
Former House Spkr Dennis Hastert - avoided the draft, did not serve.
Former House Maj. Leader Dick Armey - avoided the draft, did not serve.
Former House Maj Leader Tom Delay - avoided the draft, did not serve. "So many minority youths had volunteered ... that there was literally no room for patriotic folks like himself."
Former House Majority Whip Roy Blunt - did not serve
Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist - did not serve.
Rick Santorum, formerly 3rd ranking Rep in the Sen - did not serve.
George Allen, former Republican Senator from Virginia did not serve.
Former Att'y Gen. John Ashcroft - did not serve; received seven deferment to teach business ed at SW Missouri State
Jeb Bush, Florida Governor - did not serve.
Karl Rove - avoided the draft, did not serve
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich - avoided the draft, did not serve
Bob Dornan - avoided Korean War combat duty by enrolling in college acting classes. Enlisted only after the fighting was over in Korea.
Republicans/ military; continued
Phil Gramm - avoided the draft, did not serve, four student deferments
Congressman Ron Paul - active duty flight surgeon from 1963-65; Air National Guard from 1965-68.
Senator John McCain - McCain's naval honors include the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross. Why did the Bush campaign smear him so in 2000? At least Senators Cleland (D-GA), Kerry (D-MA), Kerrey (D-NE), Robb (D-VA) and Hagel (R-NE) defended him.
Former Secretary of Defense Don Rumsfeld - served in the U.S. Navy (1954-57) as an aviator and flight instructor.
GW Bush - decided that a six-year Nat'l Guard commitment really means four years. Still says that he's "been to war." Huh?
VP Cheney - several deferments, the last by marriage (in his own words, "had other priorities than military service"
Former President Ronald Reagan - due to poor eyesight, served in a noncombat role making movies for the Army in southern California during WWII.
Former Senator Bob Dole - an honorable man. http://www.bobdole.org/bio/wwII.php
Chuck Hagel - two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star, Vietnam. Most conservatives dislike him.
Duke Cunningham - nominated for the Medal of Honor, received the Navy Cross, two Silver Stars, fifteen Air Medals, the Purple Heart, and several other decorations Recently entered plea bargain on felony charges of bribery, etc. etc. Senator Jeff Sessions U.S. Army Reserves, 1973-1986
Colin Powell. What are we to make of Powell? On the one hand, a long career as a military manager. On the other hand, accused of covering up the My Lai massacre. Back on that first hand, one of the seemingly sane voices in this administration when it comes to Iraq (or at least he used to be).
Representative Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), served in USMC in Vietnam; wounded in action.
Prominent Democrats: Military service
Former Vice President Al Gore - enlisted August 1969; sent to Vietnam January 1971 as an army journalist, assigned to the 20th Engineer Brigade headquartered at Bien Hoa, an airbase twenty miles northeast of Saigon.
Former Senator Bob Kerrey... Democrat... Lt. j.g., U.S. Navy 1966-69; Medal of Honor, Vietnam
Senator Daniel Inouye, US Army 1943-'47; Medal of Honor, World War II
Senator John Kerry, Lt., U.S. Navy 1966-70; Silver Star, Bronze Star with Combat V, and three awards of the Purple Heart for his service in combat
Representative Charles Rangel, Staff Sgt., U.S. Army 1948-52; Bronze Star, Korea
Former Senator Max Cleland, Captain, U.S. Army 1965-68; Silver Star & Bronze Star, Vietnam
Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) - U.S. Army Reserve, 1968-1975.
Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) - U.S. Army, 1951-1953.
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) - Lt., U.S. Navy, 1962-67; Naval Reserve, 1968-74.
Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) - U.S. Army Ranger, 1971-1979; Captain, Army Reserve 1979-91
Former Senator Fritz Hollings (D-SC) - served as a U.S. Army officer in World War II, receiving the Bronze Star and seven campaign ribbons.
Representative Leonard Boswell (D-IA) - Lt. Col., U.S. Army 1956-76; two tours in Vietnam, two Distinguished Flying Crosses as a helicopter pilot, two Bronze Stars, and the Soldier's Medal.
Former Representative "Pete" Peterson, Air Force Captain, POW, Ambassador to Viet Nam, and recipient of the Purple Heart, the Silver Star and the Legion of Merit. (1, 2)
Rep. Mike Thompson, D-CA: Staff sergeant/platoon leader with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, U.S. Army; was wounded and received a Purple Heart.
Bill McBride, Democratic Candidate for Florida Governor - volunteered and served as a U.S. Marine in Vietnam; awarded Bronze Star with a combat "V."
Gray Davis, former California Governor, Army Captain in Vietnam; received Bronze Star.
Pete Stark, D-CA, served in the Air Force 1955-57
Wesley Clark, Democratic Presidential Candidate - 38-year career of public service in the Army, culminating as Supreme Allied Commander of NATO.
Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) -- rifle platoon and company commander with the Fifth Marine Regiment in the An Hoa Basin west of Danang; was awarded the Navy Cross, the Silver Star Medal, two Bronze Star Medals, and two Purple Hearts.
Rep Tim Walz, D-MN - 24 years of service in the Army National Guard..
Representative Joe Sestak, D-PA - 31 years of service in the Navy, rising to the rank of Vice Admiral.
Democrats / military service; continued
Representative Chris Carney, D-PA - Lieutenant Commander in the United States Naval Reserve, Carney served multiple tours overseas and was activated for Operation Enduring Freedom, Noble Eagle, and Southern Watch.
Representative Patrick Murphy, D-PA - extensive career in the U.S. Army from 1993-2004; earned Bronze Star and Presidential Unit Citation.
Representative Phil Hare, D-IL - Served in the United States Army Reserve for six years.
Representative Jack Murtha (D-PA) - distinguished 37-year career in the U.S. Marine Corps, Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts, retired from the Marine Corps Reserve as a colonel in 1990.
Former House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt - Missouri Air National Guard, 1965-71.
Representative David Bonior - Staff Sgt., United States Air Force 1968-72
Former Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle - 1st Lt., U.S. Air Force SAC 1969-72
Sorry to let facts get in the way of your fictitious rambling but I really dislike someone misrepresenting one's military service.
don't forget:
"slick" willie clinton - did not serve
barack hussein obama - did not serve
the point that I made is that most members of the ACTIVE DUTY military vote republican. and the republican party has long been recognized as the strong party on national defense.
or did u forget that Ronald Reagan built the military that won the first Gulf War in 4 days. and the Soviet Union collapsed while Reagan led our country, in no small part because they could not keep up in the Cold War arms race, which helped push their state controlled economy over the edge.
I noticed u included many politicians who served in the reserves or national guard, which is definitely honorable service to country - so how come so many liberals attack George W. Bush's service in the Air National Guard? can u say "double standard"?
more liberal "revisionist history".
so willie, according to your exhaustive research and "all inclusive" post, there are only about a half dozen Republicans who have served?
and u failed to list any democrat who "did not serve".
yep, we should take your list as gospel. only a handful of republicans ever served, the rest are "wimps" as you described ALL conservatives and Republicans. and based on your list, we can assume there are NO democrats who "did not serve".
great info. thanks.
I don't think Harry Reid served either.
I thought we were discussing conservatives who you stated make up the majority of our military. You can work on the democrats who didn't serve. And remember, I never said there was anything wrong with not serving. I'm just disputing your point that conseervatives are the major part of our military. Here's some more conservatives who didn't serve.
Glenn Beck - I don't think he could qualify. Former alcholic and unstable personality.
Elliott Abrams - Sought deferment for bad back.
Bill Bennett - Sought graduate school deferment, too smart to die.
Pat Buchanan - Sought deferment for bad knee.
Jack Kemp - Sought medical deferment while in the NFL.
P.J. O'Rourke - Sought deferment, too stoned.
Pat Robertson - Father pulled him out of Korea as soon as the shooting began.
Kenneth Starr Sought deferment for psoriasis.
Vin Weber - Sought deferment for asthma. Former Cheney lackey.
George Will - Sought deferment, wussy.
Lou Dobbs, CNN News anchor
Bill O'Reilly, O'Reilly Factor host
Michael Savage, Radio talk show host
Bill Kristol, of the ultra right
Saxby Chambliss, Senator who denegrated a war hero to get elected.
Paul Wolfowitz, Deputy Secretary of Defense - Architect of Iraq war
George Tenet, CIA Director
Richard Perle, Dept of Defense - Architect of Iraq war
Douglas Feith, Dept of Defense - Architect of Iraq war
Service in the Air National Guard is 6 years. Bush served 4 1/2 and was AWOL for 1 1/2 with daddy!
more truth from "the gospel of willie"!
I said, "the military IS by a large majority conservative and center-right"
IS - present tense.
if u wish to argue that our current present tense (as in active duty) military is otherwise, fine, but I have no idea how u leaped to "conservatives are wimps and republicans" (YOUR WORDS), and then proceeded with your highly editorialized and opinionated list.....
and we're still waiting for your comprehensive list of "liberal draft dodgers", as u seem to have plenty of time on your hands.
While we are on the subject of the military,
check this out:
A U.S. Army Reserve major from Florida scheduled to report for deployment to Afghanistan within days has had his military orders revoked after arguing he should not be required to serve under a president who has not proven his eligibility for office.
Rather than prove to him that Obama is a Natural Born Citizen, they simply revoked the order and he doesn't have to go anywhere.
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.vie...
You do the Dem's Joe. They're not as plentiful and I don't have the time.
"their not as plentiful"
man that's rich!!! I about fell outta my chair laughing!!!
sorry for misspell, i was laughing too hard!
they're
Willie,
What is your point? Congratulations on doing research out the wazoo, but I don't think anybody cares.
All I need is one name, Sen. Murtha -- you know the US Senator(D) who called our troops in Iraq babykillers.
Oh, one more, Sen. Reid -- The idiot from NV(D) who said the war is lost.
Pres. Obama(D) didn't want the Surge in Iraq yet he is using a Surge in Afghanistan.
That is why I am not a Democrat; I am not a two-faced party hack like your role models.
Nick, you really need to ease up on the hate. You are going to blow a valve.
Interesting concept; Military personnel can refuse to serve if they question the Presidents eligibility for office and don't have to until someone "proves" eligibility. I bet the chain of command is delighted at this idea. Maybe the next idea is they don't have to serve if they question anyone in the chain of commands eligibility.
This should make our military run smoother.
joe cares. He supports our "conservative" military. They're the ones that don't join!
willie you need to getalife