[arasina]

The way I see it is in some ways it boils down to a juvenile mentality. So much of the way liberals operate is reminiscent of the worst about one's years in high school.

One current example: The AP (or, for that matter, a great many among the print media) are like those snotty H.S. Yearbook editors who can decide to include 10 pictures of their cheerleaders, one awful, candid shot of someone they used to date and now can't stand, and a typographical error in another's name just to ruin that person's memories of high school even more.

The media are largely at fault for the military service being a supposed issue for voters. They brought it up with Dan Quayle, too, remember.

[txradioguy]

The Dims had better be careful about slamming the national Guard too harshly. They vote too.

I have served in both in the active duty and the National Guard. I have seen units in the GUard that were jsut as sharp and ready to go as any in the regular army jsut as I have seen units in the regulary army that resembled all the stereotypes people have about soldiers in the guard.

And lets not forget that a lot of FORMER active duty soldiers decided to keep serving by joing the Guard and Reserve.

Bottom line is this. No matter where you serve Active, Reserve or Guard, you' re still doing something that 99% of this country doesn't HAVE to do. Guard and Reserve ALL go through the same tough basic training that the active folks and are taught at the same AIT schools too. And more importantly, we have ALL pledged the same oath to pretect this country with our lives if necessary.

Slamming someone's service in the Guard and REserve is going to blow up in their faces on election day.