Posted on 06/28/2008 9:06:52 PM PDT by Coleus
I don't know enough about him to nominate him for President, but he certainly is a fine man.
Unfortunately, being a fine man often appears to be a disqualifier these days.
You’re right of course Airborne.
It happens now and then. ;^)
Yes. All very well for Bush to give him this medal, although he will be giving it to a flaming leftist at the same ceremony.
But Bush did NOT stand behind General Pace, who was only doing his job and—as it happens—enforcing the rules that Bill Clinton set in place (Don’t ask, don’t tell).
Also, it should be mentioned that he said he would enforce the rules against open adultery. So this was not just a case of bias against gays, but a statement that the basic rules of sexual morality in the military would be enforced. And such was his duty.
Very sad that Bush refused to fight for his reappointment.
It’s actually probably fairly accurate. there are about 2.8 million serving the armed forces; active and reserves. 65k would be 2.3%.
An inconvenient truth that has been covered up by the homosexual labby with the complicity of pro-homosexual politicians is that AIDS is a disease that is spread by homosexual behavior, that such behavior is medically unsafe, that the blood of many active homosexuals is tainted by HIV. In combat, this becaomes a problem. So soldiers have to put on gloves like medical and dental practitioners? Even to put the question is to be thought “homophobic” by people who ought to know better.
So is his model based on the assumption that is roughly the same as the population at large? Half the popluation at large? I’m wondering how he got the figure. It seems high given military culture versus the “culture” of the gays and lesbians I know (although I do know one lesbian who entered the military).
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Thanks for posting this article. Gen. Pace is THE MAN.
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