Sen. 0 Percent flees the field

Waterbury Republican-American ^ | January 5, 2008 | Editorial

[Graybeard58]

I think there should be a constitutional amendment making military service a prerequisite for executive office.

I'm a vet and I suspect you are too but I have to disagree with you on that one. A lot of patriots haven't served in the military, for various reasons.

[Huck]

I’m not a vet, but I think that even though there are weasel veterans, for the most part, the rule would screen out more weenies than patriots. Those patriots who didn’t serve can just learn to live without being president. Would anyone on the DEM side even be qualified? On our side, I think it’d come down to Hunter vs. Paul if I’m not mistaken. Like I said, some weasals gets through under my plan, but I think a military service component would make some career politicians think twice.

[Alberta's Child]

Most of these Democratic Party characters are omly "presidential candidates" because that position allows them to put hordes of their lackeys on the payroll of a political organization that collects money from donors and the Federal government (in the form of matching funds).

With all due respect to the Republican Party, I'd say the same is true about most of the GOP candidates, too.

[Alberta's Child]

I think there should be a constitutional amendment making military service a prerequisite for executive office.

Good heavens -- you must be joking. This would mean that John Kerry would be qualified to run for the White House, but Fred Thompson would not.

My biggest problem with this is that the upper ranks of the U.S. military is filled with "yes-men" who are pathologically ambitious but have never had an original thought in their lives.

[darkangel82]

Living in Illinois, I'm in no position to throw stones either.

But you never voted for the 'rats, so it's not your fault.

[Huck]

Good heavens -- you must be joking. This would mean that John Kerry would be qualified to run for the White House, but Fred Thompson would not.

That's OK with me. We disposed of John Kerry. I'm sure there would be other political aspirants attempting similarly shady and quick tours of "duty" to pad their political resume. America still knows what to do with them, I believe. And maybe Fred would be out, but then, like I said, that would leave Hunter and Paul, thus making Hunter the viable conservative candidate. I think most Thompson supporters are OK with Hunter.

My biggest problem with this is that the upper ranks of the U.S. military is filled with "yes-men" who are pathologically ambitious but have never had an original thought in their lives.

Wesley Clark comes to mind. I hear ya. But again, I think Americans can figure that out. I just think that anyone who desires to be CiC should put up or shut up: serve, preferably in combat, like George Washington did. I think it would weed out a lot of hacks. Maybe I'm wrong. It's just a thought. I'd also like to repeal the 19th amendment :-)

[Gondring]

I think there should be a constitutional amendment making military service a prerequisite for executive office.

Yeah...Jimmy Carter, good...Ronald Reagan, bad.

</sarc>

[Huck]

Yeah...Jimmy Carter, good...Ronald Reagan, bad.

Ronald Reagan's Military Service

/history lesson

[Huck]

Sorry..bad link...here’s the correct one...

http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/reference/military.html

[Alberta's Child]

I'd also like to repeal the 19th amendment :-)

LOL. Good luck wit' dat!

[Huck]

Just don’t tell my wife!