Comments on: It’s Dirty Tricks Season

By: Roberts

Roberts — Wed, 22 Sep 2004 15:17:44 +0000

Roger,

Many months ago, I posted as a comment to some posting on your blog something like “Lies are all that’s left to the Democratic Party”. You sent me a polite email chiding me ( correctly ) for an excess of rhetoric.

Hmmm, I’m feeling that urge again, Roger …

By: Larry J

Larry J — Wed, 22 Sep 2004 15:13:14 +0000

I agree with a comment on the linked page. This is a great opportunity for campus Republican organizations to point out that the only ones behind the cited legislation are Democrats. It’s time to hammer Democrats with this point. This could be a “say what?” eye opening experience for a lot of college kids who are still gullible enough to believe what the Democrats say.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 22 Sep 2004 14:27:36 +0000

That email – or a version of it – has been going the rounds for close to two years now. Tremendous mileage they got out of those two phony bills.

Maybe the phantom draft is responsible for the disappearing middle class?

By: Terrye

Terrye — Wed, 22 Sep 2004 13:01:59 +0000

I would say this is worth sending off to some people. I wonder if Fox would do a story on somethinbg like this.

The US military is too picky to draft people.

By: chuck

chuck — Wed, 22 Sep 2004 12:46:30 +0000

Syl,

It’s just a Democratic ploy to equalize life expectancy.

By: Syl

Syl — Wed, 22 Sep 2004 12:21:04 +0000

Mandatory draft for grannies (ages 60-85) starting June 15, 2005.

There is pending legislation in the House and Senate, S999a and HR 7777, to reinstate mandatory draft for Grannies. This plan rejects Grampas in the draft, eliminates Bingo night as a shelter, and makes it difficult to cross into Florida.

By: M. Simon

M. Simon — Wed, 22 Sep 2004 11:29:15 +0000

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By: Charlie (Colorado)

Charlie (Colorado) — Wed, 22 Sep 2004 08:53:31 +0000

Bush doesn’t want a draft, Defense doesn’t want a draft, and, frankly, even being a ground grunt is a job that increasingly takes relatively long training and a smart operator. Drafting someone for two years doesn’t make sense.

Maybe because I’m grumpily awake in an unplanned fashion at 3AM, I kind of even find myself wondering if Rangel et al didn’t file their draft bill specifically because it let’s the DNC casually mention the upcoming draft, figuring that no one will notice who made the suggestion.

By: Pearl

Pearl — Wed, 22 Sep 2004 08:42:14 +0000

What bothers me is that this scare tactic shows something else – if they can convince enough students that the draft will be reinstated, how those students react may determine the future course of this country.

Unlike Vietnam, this is not a “local” war. This is a Global War. It’s happening all over the world. Should it become necessary to have troops in this country to defend against attacks here, I don’t think it will make any difference who is President. The draft would be reinstated. What then? Do we see young men (since they are not requiring women) fleeing the country in droves to avoid this service? Pretty telling, if that is the way kids view having to fight to preserve the country.

I hope that most of them will realize that this is a scare tactic and have some semblence of honor should it ever become necessary to defend our own shores against attacks.

I believe that we do not need to have a draft at this time and I think the WH also feels this way.

By: Mark Poling

Mark Poling — Wed, 22 Sep 2004 06:53:47 +0000

Every blog on the planet scared of Kerry should have a post titled: "Kerry Plans To Reinstate Draft" linked to Betsy's Page. Here's mine.