Well, I stand correct. Thank you for your service Steven. Wanna bash Bush on his military service. Just fine by this moderate Bush supporter, henceforth.
If you're a Vet, you have every right to bash Bush on his military credentials or lack thereof. If you've never served, you have little if any right. --- In [email protected], "steven linnabary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eric Dondero Rittberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > And spare us the "Bush is a deserter crap, please..." Bush served. > > As far as I know you did not. It's one thing for Honorably > > Discharged Vets like myself and Paul Ireland to denigrate Bush's > > service, (If Ireland does on this Forum he has every DAMNED Right > > to, cause he served 4 years in the Navy!), quite another for > > individuals like yourself who never served to bash Guardsman. Sure, > > the Guard is not quite like being on Active Duty, but it's entirely > > honorable service. > > > > USMC, 71-74; Honorably discharged (medical, scars to prove it) > > BTW, Bush did not complete his service. Not that it was uncommon in those > days for a member of the Guard to skip his last few months. I'm sure it is > only a coincidence that he disappeared the same month the Guard instituted > drug testing. > > > Interesting factoid I heard the other day: Do you realize George W. > > Bush is the ONLY US President in our entire History to have piloted > > a Jet Fighter? Think about that for a second. Bush's Dad, No. > > Eisnehower, No. Nixon, No. Reagan, No. Certainly not Clinton. > > And Carter, who had a respectable service record as an Officer in > > the Navy served mostly on Subs. > > > He is no slouch. He is also the first POTUS to get a Masters. He ain't > stupid. > > And Carters service was pretty rigorous. Slackers don't serve on subs. > > Wasn't Daddy Bush shot down over the Pacific? I seem to remember a photo op > with the > Japanese pilot that shot him down. I could be wrong. > > > To call Bush a "Top Gun" is a stretch. But it is kind of cool, that > > we have a Commander in Chief who actually piloted Jet Fighters. > > > > It is also irrelevant. Those that did not serve have every right to > criticize a POTUS that sort of served. > Just like I can criticize Clinton's war mongering even though he (and most > of Bush's cabinet) got handy little > deferments to stay out of 'Nam. > > PEACE > Steven R. Linnabary, Treasurer > Franklin County Libertarian Party > (614) 891-8841 > P.O.Box#115; Blacklick, OH 43004-0115 > > "When you make peaceful revolution impossible, you make violent revolution > inevitable" John F. Kennedy > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
