I’m just afraid Boehner has a few dark secrets in his closet he doesn’t want known (as do most of us, but especially those in Congress), or threats have been made against him or his family. There does not seem to be a man alive who is willing to back up, “give me liberty, or give me death”, but I see a few women willing to give it a shot.
According to http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos249.htm the number of active service officers in the US armed forces in January 2005 was 210 882.
And Kiltie65, to my knowledge not one of the 210,882 active duty “commissioned officers” publicly supported Colonel Lakin. Moreover, there are on active duty at any one time, on or about 230 Army Generals, 208 Air Force and 60 Marine officers. Could not find info for Navy Admirals. Not one of them, again “to my knowledge”, supported Colonel Lakin. For the record, a few “retired” officers have..........to their everlasting credit. And, if anyone believes our republic is not endangered by this man, thereby warranting at least a “hellllllloooooooo” by our military officer corps, I have a bridge I’ll sell you! But, no, not a tweet or a twitter, an email to an editor or a conference..............nothing!
All this deafening “silence” from our officer corp despite the fact that ALL quarter million of them (the “class” of U.S. Military Officers) took an oath to “defend the constitution”. And, please anyone spare me that “they can’t criticize or they will be fired”.............that’s my whole point!.....Lakin did criticize because out of a quarter million officers he thought the constitution and his “oath” was important enough for “someone” to stand up! I would bet a thousand that he NEVER thought that “not one” other active duty officer would support him.
Having served on an Admirals Staff a couple years, and being physically located from him each day by only about 10 feet, I remember being in awe of the guy............at 21 years old.....................now, not so much!
And, for the record, Fox News has lost ALL credibility whatsoever by not “reporting” this news.