watched all four of those and if we only had one person in politics that had that kind of stance, we'd all be better off. i wish he would run for some kind of office.
...and that my friend is the problem, too much common sense. Seems to me Ted has a wonderful life and makes good, very good money. Why would he mess that up to work with a bunch of goobers?
The draft dodging thing is a big turd in the punch bowl...
Chances are at that time.....the punch in the bowl was no good anyways.
His draft dodge was honest. That of Geo W. and others were not. Honest I can live with. At that time it may have been the intelligent choice and much harder to do. I was in the line for next up back then, when the draft, and the registration for the draft, was stopped. Probably the last time the American people stood with a unified voice on a political hot potato. (No offense to 9/11)
I used to think of Ted as an extremist, not so much anymore.
His draft dodge was honest. That of Geo W. and others were not.
You may want to rethink that bit of "public knowledge" about Bush being a dodger.
Mapes had information prior to the airing of the September 8 [2004] Segment that President Bush, while in the TexANG [Texas Air National Guard] did volunteer for service in Vietnam but was turned down in favor of more experienced pilots. For example, a flight instructor who served in the TexANG with Lieutenant Bush advised Mapes in 1999 that Lieutenant Bush “did want to go to Vietnam but others went first.” Similarly, several others advised Mapes in 1999, and again in 2004 before September 8, that Lieutenant Bush had volunteered to go to Vietnam but did not have enough flight hours to qualify.
I have the upmost respect for those who serve, but I do not like the idea of the draft. Should we enter into a conflict where the draft again became neccesary, I'm not quite sure how I would feel or what I would do, especially if it were a conflict in which I think we had no business being in (which is most).
And to calm anyones nerves about my comments, the idea of serving doesn't bother me. There have been a few times I seriousy considered enlisting, most recently into the Navy with the hopes of becomming an avitor - but I had decided that where I was in life, how far along I was in college and in my personal relationship that it didn't make much sense.
But for my government for force me to fight to the death over something I myself may not believe in or see the reason for... I have a problem with that.
"But for my government for force me to fight to the death over something I myself may not believe in or see the reason for... I have a problem with that."
Along with our rights come some serious responsibilities. A person can complain and bitch all they want. I don't even care if they use all the tricks in the rule book to avoid being infantry. I don't even care if they scour the books for exemptions and deferments, but when their number finally gets called, they need to step up and serve, or take the first flight out and never come back.