I'm flabbergasted! I am gasted with flabber!

[allisnow]

Rangel Calls for Reinstating Military Draft

WASHINGTON — A senior House Democrat said Sunday he will introduce legislation to reinstate the military draft, asserting that current troop levels are insufficient to sustain possible challenges against Iran, North Korea and Iraq.

*gasp* A Democrat would do something like that?

Comments

[allisnow.livejournal.com]

I don't know about that; I do know it was a Republican Presidential candidate back in the 60s tried to get rid of it. In general Democrats are not seen as a pro-military party... I don't suppose you heard about Kerry implying they're stupid a few weeks ago?

[seldearslj.livejournal.com]

It vaguely tickles my memory - he alleged that he was trying to make a slam at Dubya and ended up...oh, yeah, now I remember.

Something about soldiers being idiots because they can't get educated anywhere else and so they go into the armed forces. And he claimed he was trying to dig at Dubya, but no cigar.

I believe the general feeling was that disagreeing with the manner or running of a war was one thing, but slamming the nation's entiremilitary was another kettle of fish.

[allisnow.livejournal.com]

The gist of it was that, if you work hard and get an education you'll go far, and if you don't you'll get stuck in Iraq.

Dumbass.