[2ndDivisionVet]

President Abraham Lincoln. We elect governors, vice-presidents, generals (flag officers) and senators. Lieutenant colonels are not flag officers and Rep. West has been in office, what, three months now? Obviously, I respect LTC West’s service, but I’m just saying who we’ve elected in our last 235 years.

[wku man]

Maybe one of the reasons we're in such trouble is we're more concerned with political pedigree and name recognition than we are with electing leaders. IMNSHO, it's well past time we stop doing things the way we've been doing it for 235 years, and start doing things that will work. I mean, electing governors, senators, vice presidents and flag officers -- in other words, electing politicians -- has gotten us to where we are today, so maybe it's time we start electing businessmen, field grade officers, and "Joe the Plumbers". IOW, we need to elect leaders instead of pedigreed politicians.

Had LTC West been a flag officer, I'd probably not vote for him, because once an officer pins on a star, he becomes a politician. You could even say that once an officer pins on eagles, he's a politician in training, or a wanna-be politician. What appeals to me about LTC West, Herman Cain and Donald Trump is that they're not politicians, they're real world leaders.

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