Second of all, since when did the Democrats put such value on military service? They hate the military, and they used to condemn anyone who served in Vietnam. When it is convenient to them, however, they will attempt to smear anyone who did not serve in Vietnam (which was about 4 billion people.)
When the issue of redistricting was put to a vote, the Chicken Dees fled the state of Texas and hid out.
Meanwhile a chickenhawk is actually a gay term for a NAMBLA-type. I guess that once was a "cute" phrase is something they would rather disown and use to taint their political opposition with.