Being a vet carries A LOT of weight with the public. Notice how the Demonrats parade Webb out all the time! And Kerry tried to play the 'hero' role until his treason was exposed by the Swift Vets. And Hunter's chairmanship will show that he was MORE than a 'backbencher' in Congress. He is in a leadership role and especially on defense issues. Hunter is also an outstanding communicator.
Yeah if your party is considered weak on defense, its a help. Cheney dont need no vet resume. Bush didnt win because of guarding the skys of Texas and Alabama. The Dems last time had a general running and he didnt even get the nomination. What battle did Hunter win? Did he lead the charge up Pork Chop Hill? Was he commander at Khe Sang when it was overrun by the North Vietnamese? Did he engineer the invasion of Normandy? Did he lead troops in the Pacific and in Korea?
And Hunter's chairmanship will show that he was MORE than a 'backbencher' in Congress. He is in a leadership role and especially on defense issues.
Pork distributor. If you think congressional committee chairmanships do much for a resume these days you are mistaken, especially if an R follows your names. The Republicans didnt get voted out because they were too liberal. They got voted out because they didnt care about solving national problems, just taking care of getting reelected and staying in power. How did that work out?
Hunter is also an outstanding communicator.
Then where was he for the last couple of years when at least one intelligent voice was needed in the Republican congress? Heck the President wasnt going to convince anyone about anything and all the guys on the talk shows were constantly talking to themselves about process rather than substance and patting themselves on the back and saying give us another chance and this time we will do for you what we said we would do back in '94.