[Travis McGee]

The Bush critics do not comprehend the dangers of fighter aviation at any time or place, in Vietnam or at home, when they say other such pilots were risking their lives or even dying while Lt. Bush was in Texas. Our Texas ANG unit lost several planes right there in Houston during Lt. Bush's tenure, with fatalities. Just strapping on one of those obsolescing F-102s was risking one's life.

[jmstein7]

Here is the strategy we need to win (for those of you mad at the President):

The GOP listen to us when we scream loud enough, lean on them, write to them, etc.

The Dems will never listen to us.

The best scenario for those who are dissatisfied is this:

Vote Bush

In 2006, vote the RINOs OUT in the primaries

In the 2006 general election, vote the conservatives who won the primaries into office

In 2008, we need an open field -- it would be VERY hard to win with an incumbent Democrat in office.


In the 2008 primaries, vote for the conservative.

In the 2008 general election, vote the conservative nominee into office.

THAT is the path to conservative victory. Sitting this one out or writing someone in does more harm than good -- especially because it puts an incumbent (hard to beat) in the 2008 race, whereas we have an open field in 2008 (ripe for a conservative) if we help Bush this time around.

Long-term thinking like this is what we need to REALLY win. Why cut off our noses, and give the Dems wins, to spite our RINOs now when we can retain power and sweep them out COMPLETELY within less than half-a-decade?

[maica]

One unintended (for the Dummies) consequence of this story is that every time it is discussed on TV or by an internet news outlet, a photo of a really attractive young pilot. during the same time Kerry was in his hippie mode, is also shown.

[GulliverSwift]

Everyone needs to email this article to Drudge and get it up on his site: drudge@drudgereport.com

[Robert A Cook PE]

Roughly 1 in 4 of these-era places crashed, burned, or required ejection.

About 1 in 3 were in additional "ground accidents" that didn't require ejection or death.

[ntnychik]

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