It’s probably true but big deal. I thought about going into the military too. I also thought about enrolling in clown school. I thought about going to the seminary. I thought about moving to Alaska. I thought about being a surgeon. You think alot about what you want to do “when you grow up”.

Most of us understand that there’s nothing special about all of this. But for the Obamamessiah it’s supposed to have some special meaning. Like, “hey, I can relate to the military ‘cuz I was thinking about joining it, once upon a time.” and “hey, I’m not whimp. I almost joined the Marines!” and “hey, trust my credentials on national security, ‘cuz I was thiiiiissss close to picking up a rifle in defense of my country.”

What a pathetic piece of flotsam. It would be funny if it weren’t so sad.

PackerBronco on September 7, 2008 at 9:19 PM

God, what has happened to this country?

Vent ON
I don’t know MB4 maybe it’s b/c we have this political party whose elder statesman makes statements like “Saddam’s torture chambers have been put under new management, U.S. management.” all before any formal investigation was done, all in an eager effort to assume the worst about the U.S. Military. Maybe it’s because another senator of that same party compares U.S. Soldiers to Nazi Stormtroopers. Maybe it’s b/c donors to that party call the general in charge of the surge “General Betray-us” w/out ANY evidence of actual betrayal on his part other than his willingness to report GOOD news that is political inconvienent for them to hear and the leaders of that party say NOTHING in that general’s defense and REFUSE to condemn that ad.

Maybe it’s b/c the Senate majority leader of that party actively petitions for defeat in Iraq and calls the surge a failure before it’s even implemented. Maybe it’s because the 2004 Presidential candidate of that party refuses to meet w/ the interim President of Iraq during his campaign (refusing to meet with an ally whose success was vital for our own success and security!) and that candidate’s advisor refers to said interim President as a “puppet”, giving aid to our enemies.

Maybe b/c that party – the Democrat party – at every opportunity in the past 8 years has never put the country above it political interest. And every time it had a choice b/w making political hay out of setback and giving the President the benefit of the doubt and at least a modicum of support, it choose to collect whatever political advantage it could — and damn the consequences. And for every good thing, that happened had to be be-littled. Saddam captured? No big deal.

So that’s what happpened to the country. And y’know if Barak had the stones to simply say: “I misjudged the surge and it’s done great things”, it would do so much to heal this rift. But he can’t say that, can he? No, it wouldn’t be POLITICALLY prudent, right? So he and his veep has to continue this charade of saying “nope, the surge didn’t do anything, nope nothing at all and we were right all along when we said it wasn’t going to work.”

Would it kill him to give credit where credit is due? Apparently yes, and in the difference between the credit he should be giving and the credit he withholds, lies the lack of patriotism he is guilty of.

So screw him and the horse he rode in on. If he wants to whine about his patriotism being questioned then he should make it clear what he’s willing to give up in service of his country. The armed forces are willing to give up their lives. A politician should be willing to give up a few points in the polls and a few dollars from moveon.org. If he can’t do that, then we all know where his priorities lie don’t we? And they don’t lie with the country.

Vent OFF.

PackerBronco on September 7, 2008 at 9:42 PM